Describe how genetically modifying plants could provide farmers with a boost in productivity of their crops
What will be an ideal response?
Modifying the genome of crops planted by the farmer to have favorable traits such as improved yield, improved drought tolerance, and herbicide resistance would increase the farmers' productivity.
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A) undergo the loss of oxytocin receptors from her uterine smooth muscle cells B) stop secreting prostaglandins from the placenta C) undergo vigorous contractions of her uterine muscles D) increase the synthesis and secretion of progesterone E) be prevented from lactation
The dense hairs that cover the leaves of milkweed plants are an example of what type of defense?
A. chemical B. inducible C. phenolic D. mechanical
Sand dollars, sea stars, sea cucumbers, and sea urchins all belong to the phylum
A. Chordata. B. Rotifera. C. Arthropoda. D. Lophophorates. E. Echinodermata.
In the malarial life cycle, the male gamete is called ________.
A. oocyst B. microgametocyte C. ookinete D. macrogametocyte