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What is genetic engineering used to create?
What is genetic engineering used to create?
- Crops resistant to herbicides (correct)
- Crops resistant to pests
- Crops that are fruit-bearing
- Crops with a shorter shelf life
What is one way genetic engineering is used to alter crops?
What is one way genetic engineering is used to alter crops?
- To make them more resistant to environmental challenges
- To make them ripen more quickly (correct)
- To make them more nutritious
- To make them more flavorful
What is a common outcome of genetic engineering?
What is a common outcome of genetic engineering?
- Crops that are resistant to pests
- Crops that ripen more slowly
- Crops that have a longer shelf life (correct)
- Crops that are more nutritious
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- Genetic engineering is a process by which genes from one organism are inserted into another organism in order to achieve a desired outcome.
- Genetic engineering is used to create crops that are resistant to pests, herbicides, or other environmental challenges.
- Genetic engineering is also used to create crops that are fruit-bearing, have a longer shelf life, or that ripen more slowly.
- Genetic engineering is currently being used to create crops that are resistant to herbicides.
- Genetic engineering is also being used to create crops that are resistant to pests.
- Genetic engineering is being used to create crops that are fruit-bearing.
- Genetic engineering is being used to create crops that have a longer shelf life.
- Genetic engineering is being used to create crops that ripen more slowly.
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