Question

One benefit of genetic modification in agriculture is new vaccines that save lives. natural resistance to pests. faster access to information. the use of plant fuels for energy.

Answer 1

The correct answer is the second one: natural resistance to pests. Plants that have been modified can resist fungus and viruses. Some plants can even be weeded with herbicides that are less toxic for humans.

Even though these modified seeds are expensive, they reduce the cost of production on machinery, fuel and pesticides.

Answer 2

The correct answer is "natural resistance to pests".

The agriculture industry is exposed to many risks that could harm its profitability. Among these risks are climatic phenomena, variability in international prices, and pests.

In regards to crops, pests are insects whose appearance in fields represent a harm to the crops planted in them. These beings adopt the fields as their habitat and start living in them at the expense of the interests of farmers, who see their crops disappear along with their profits.

Genetically modified crops have been created in order to be resistant to pests, as the insects realize that it is not feasible to benefit themselves from these crops. This contributes to raising the profitability of farmers, as well as the amount of food supplied to the general public.