Multiple choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage of using genetically modified foods?

  1. Improvements to the quality and quantity of food.

  2. They can grow in adverse conditions, e.g. drought regions

  3. Herbicide & insect resistant & will therefore grow well.

  4. The long-term effects on our health are unknown.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

While GM foods offer benefits like increased yield or pest resistance, a primary concern for critics is the lack of long-term data regarding potential health impacts on humans.

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