Which of the following is NOT a reasonable fear of genetically modified foods?

a) Organisms that we want to kill may become invincible.
b) Eating genetically modified foods could be dangerous.
c) The loss of genetic diversity among crop plants is risky.
d) Organisms that we don't want to kill, like the monarch butterfly, may be killed inadvertently.
e) All of the above are reasonable fears of genetically modified foods.


Ans: e) All of the above are reasonable fears of genetically modified foods.

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