I wouldn't know how to solve this question since I don't have all the information given to solve this problem. But I'm going with a hypothesis, but if given more information I would be glad to help.
Predators in the environment
False, because they have different masses. The ball with then heavier mass will land first. The ball with the lighter mass will land second.
No. Biotechnology is a refinement of breeding techniques that have been used to improve plants for thousands of years. The 20th century, in particular, saw the development and application of many new techniques to transfer genes between related and even unrelated species for crop improvement. Biotechnology is the latest in a long line of increasingly powerful tools for enhancing crops.