Indicate whether you agree or disagree with each statement.

  1. Instead of manipulating nature and producing transgenic plants, it would be better if scientists worked harder to preserve nature and reintroduce a greater variety of crop plants.


    2. Agree Disagree

  2. Transgenic plants have the potential to feed the world’s starving people and every effort should be made to develop them fully without restriction.


    3. Agree Disagree

  3. Transgenic plants should be used only under tightly controlled lab conditions and not in nature.


    4. Agree Disagree

  4. The possible damage that could be done by releasing transgenic plants into the field has been overestimated; the benefits far outweigh any drawbacks.


    5. Agree Disagree

  5. If transgenic plants released in nature cross-pollinate related native plants, whole ecosystems could be interrupted; research with transgenic plants should be highly regulated.


    6. Agree Disagree

  6. Transgenic plants that are herbicide resistant will actually benefit the environment because fewer herbicides will be applied to agricultural fields. More unregulated research on these plants is needed.


    7. Agree Disagree

  7. Crop plants can be engineered for herbicide resistance and released into the field, but plants that are engineered for pest resistance should never be released into the field.


    8. Agree Disagree

  8. Aside from possible allergic reactions, it is generally safe to eat transgenic plants and their use should be continued.


    9. Agree Disagree

  9. If neighboring weeds acquire resistance from agricultural crops, any advantage of the resistance will be lost from the crop. Therefore, widespread use of transgenic plants should be prohibited.


    10. Agree Disagree

  10. It might be possible to genetically engineer crop plants that are resistant to frost or that can live in harsh conditions, thus extending the range of variables under which crops can be produced. This will enhance the world’s food supply, thus research on transgenic plants should be widely encouraged.


    11. Agree Disagree

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