Chapter 38: Q38-3TYU. (page 839)
鈥淏t maize鈥
(A) is resistant to various herbicides, making it practical to weed rice fields with those herbicides.
(B) contains transgenes that increase vitamin A content.
(C) includes bacterial genes that produce a toxin that reduces damage from insect pests.
(D) is a 鈥渂oron (B)-tolerant鈥 transgenic variety of maize.
Short Answer
(A) The statement 鈥渋s resistant to various herbicides, making it practical to weed rice fields with those herbicides鈥 is false.
(B) The statement 鈥渃ontains transgenes that increase vitamin A content鈥 is false.
(C) The statement 鈥渋ncludes bacterial genes that produce a toxin that reduces damage from insect pests鈥 is true.
(D) The statement 鈥渋s a 鈥渂oron (B)-tolerant鈥 transgenic variety of maize鈥 is false.