A friend makes the argument that transgenic crops have only been used to enrich large corporations, not to improve people’s health. What is the best counterexample?
A. Golden rice
B. Bt maize
C. Glyphosate-resistant soybeans
D. Cre-Lox
Clarify Question
· What is the key concept addressed by the question?
· What type of thinking is required?
Gather Content
· What do you already know about transgenic crops?
Choose Answer
· Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most likely to produce the correct answer?
Reflect on Process
· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
A. Golden rice
Clarify Question
· What is the key concept addressed by the question?
o This question addresses transgenic crops.
· What type of thinking is required?
o This question is asking you to weigh and judge evidence, or evaluate, to choose the best of the possible answers.
Gather Content
· What do you already know about transgenic crops?
o Herbicide-resistant crops like glyphosate-resistant soybeans allow for no-till planting.
o Bt crops are resistant to some insect pests.
o Golden Rice is a transgenic cultivar of rice, genetically modified to express b-carotene, the precursor of vitamin A, which can be converted to vitamin A in the body to alleviate the symptoms of vitamin A deficiency.
o Golden Rice was originally constructed in a public facility in Switzerland and made available for free with no commercial incentives. Since its creation, Golden Rice has been improved by public groups and by industry scientists, and these improved versions are also being made available without commercial strings attached.
Choose Answer
· Given what you now know, what information and/or problem solving approach is most likely to produce the correct answer?
o Golden Rice is the best example of a transgenic crop being produced to help human health, and without a profit motive.
Reflect on Process
· Did your problem-solving process lead you to the correct answer? If not, where did the process break down or lead you astray? How can you revise your approach to produce a more desirable result?
o The question required you to weigh and judge evidence, or evaluate, to choose the best of the possible answers.
o Did you recognize that Golden Rice was developed to make rice more nutritious for people, and that it was given away freely?
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