The European corn borer is an insect whose larvae eat corn crops, thus reducing the yield of the crops. Scientists have genetically modified corn in the hopes of making it more resistant to infestation by the European corn borer. Design an experiment to
test whether the genetically modified variety is more resistant to infestation than an unmodified variety. State your hypothesis, and identify your experimental group and your control.
What will be an ideal response?
A hypothesis could be that the genetically modified corn is more resistant to infestation than unmodified corn. The experimental group would be a field of genetically modified corn that is infested with the corn borer. The control group would be a field of unmodified corn infested with the same number of corn borers. The amount of corn produced by the experimental group would be compared to the amount produced by the control group.
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