The second farmer used Technique B: Used a genetically modified variety of corn. The plant produces an insecticide which selectively kills only the moth larvae as it feeds on the corn. What is a likely impact on the farmer of growing such a variety of corn? A) The financial costs for the farmer would be lowered since LESS crops would be lost to pests.

B)The financial costs for the farmer would be lowered since MORE crops would be lost to pests.

C) The farmer may be held responsible for increasing chemical pollution.

D) The farmer's expenses for pest control would increase due to an increase in bee population.

A) The financial costs for the farmer would be lowered since LESS crops would be lost to pests.

Explanation:

Planting of variety with a resistance strain to pest is one of the gene modification that occurs in plants, this has greatly help farmers improve on productivity, reducing the amount of money spent on controlling insect pest invasion on their farm.

Because the crop is resistant to pest no extra cost of purchasing chemicals to control pest on the farm and the number of damage to crop will be reduce in turn reducing the amount of plant lost to pest invasion this will lower the financial cost of the farmer and also an increase productivity.