I will give brainliest 1. Geneticists have been working for years to develop higher quality cotton fibers by selectively breeding plants with better fibers. What is a drawback of this selective breeding process?

A. The gene for better fibers will occur more frequently in the offspring.

B. The new offspring are often hardier than the parent cotton plants.

C. The addition of new traits increases the gene pool which results in expanded genetic diversity.

D. The genes for recessive defects often show up more frequently after several generations of inbreeding.

2. A company has genetically engineered wheat to resist the effects of herbicides used to kill weeds in wheat fields. Which argument would be an environmental reason farmers should avoid growing this modified wheat?

A. Farmers would overuse herbicides, leading to an increase in water pollution.

B. The herbicide resistant wheat would be less nutritious than unmodified wheat.

C. The cost to purchase this modified wheat would be too high for farmers.

D. New diseases that affect wheat would result from growing this modified wheat.

3. Which major concern is related to the growth of genetically modified crops that are resistant to pesticides?

A. reduction in the nutritional value of the crops

B. less sustainability of seeds produced by the crops

C. loss of biodiversity in the natural environment

D. undesirable effect on non-target species

4. Which statement describes a benefit of biotechnology in the field of agriculture?

A. development of tools that improve soil quality

B. development of crops that are disease resistant

C. development of plants that do not require water for growth

D. development of plants that do not require oxygen

5. Which possible outcome of the genetic modification of bacteria would result in ethical concerns used in an argument against genetic engineering?

A. the creation of a current strain of a bacteria

B. the reproduction of bacteria by binary fission

C. the development of a deadly strain of bacteria

D. the production of a substance used for culturing bacteria