Match each item in Column I with one in Column II and select the answer from the codes given below:

COLUMN I

COLUMN II

A

First genetically modified crop

a

Antibiotic-resistant tobacco plant

B

First genetically modified food

b

Flavr Savr

C

First genetically modified animal approved for food use

c

AquAdvantage Salmon

D

First genetically modified animal to be commercialized

d

GloFish

Codes :

A B C D
1. a b c d
2. a b d c
3. b a c d
4. b a d c

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Why does Bt toxin not kill Bacillus thuringiensis?

1.  The bacillus keeps proteins in inclusions
2.  The toxin exists in the bacillus as a pro-toxin 
3.  The bacillus protects its genetic material by methylation
4.  The bacillus has a tough cell wall of peptidoglycan
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Production of transgenic plants is easier than the production of transgenic animals mainly because:

1.  Plant cells can grow in cell culture.
2.  Plant cells have a lower number of potentially lethal genes.
3.  Plant cells are totipotent.
4.  Plants do have cancers.

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Consider the given two statements:
I: Spores and crystalline insecticidal proteins produced by B. thuringiensis are now used as insecticides in organic farming.
II: Because of their specificity, these pesticides are regarded as environmentally friendly, with little or no effect on humans, wildlife, pollinators, and most other beneficial insects.

1. Both I and II are correct and II explains I
2. Both I and II are correct but II does not explain I
3. I is correct but II is incorrect
4. I is incorrect but II is correct
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