Question

Is a plant that has the natural ability to protect itself against predation a genetically engineered organism

Answer 1

Answer:

No, genetically engineered organisms are engineered by humans. The plant evolved to be this way.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

If it's a natural ability for the plant, it's probably not genetically engineered. It depends on the plant species/fruit.

Explanation:

Predation: A biological interaction where one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey.

Genetically Engineered Organism: An animal, plant, or microbe whose DNA has been altered using genetic engineering techniques.

In most cases with let's say a pepper plant, the plant will produce a chemical compound called capsaicin. This is what makes the peppers spicy. It really just depends on the plant we're talking about.