Question

Which of the following is a valid concern about the impact of biotechnology on biodiversity?

Answer 1

Answer: Fish that have been genetically modified will not be able to breed, and species will go extinct.

Explanation:

Biotechnology is the discipline of science which applies the concepts and knowledge of biology to develop technology which can be used to solve the problems of human society like improvement in the quality of the crops, making the plants and animals resistant to diseases and preparation of drugs and medicines.

The biotechnology will involve the manipulation of the genome of the plant, animal or any other organism so as to improve it's quality and making it disease free.

Fish that have been genetically modified will not be able to breed, and species will go extinct. is the impact of biotechnology on biodiversity. This is because of the fact that except the improvement in the quality of fish traits by genetic modification. The modified fish population was incapable of mating with the members of the same species due to reproductive isolation. Hence, the fish species will extinct as no new offsprings will be born.

Answer 2

The answer to this is C