Evaluate GMO implications by balancing benefits such as yield and resistance against environmental, health, ethical and socioeconomic risks in Cambridge A Level Biology questions.
Fig. 5.1 shows the area of land that was used to grow genetically modified (GM) crops in the USA, Brazil, India and China from 2004 to 2015.
Fig. 5.1
Suggest reasons why the area of land used to grow GM crops in the USA is greater than the area of land used to grow GM crops in Brazil.
State two reasons why people may have objections to the growth of insect-resistant GM crops.
In 2015, the percentage of the USA population that objected to the use of GM crops was lower than in 2005.
Suggest why a smaller percentage of the USA population objected to the use of GM crops in 2015.