Crops, Codes, and Controversy

Crops are becoming of resistants to disease.

• unaffected by

• responsive to

• likely to

• used to

Pests damage plants we grow for food.

• insects that live on flowers

• small animals or insects that destroy crops

• animals you buy to keep at home

• small animals that live in fields

GM crops can have more nutritional value.

• good characteristics

• scientific benefits

• chemical meaning

• importance to the body as food

By 2025, the number of people in the world is going to exceed eight billion.

• go over

• become

• get near

• be equal to

The population is expected to increase in developing countries.

• countries that are growing in industry

• poor countries that are not yet industrialized

• countries that are rich and industrialized

• countries that are getting bigger in size

As time goes by, land and water is becoming scarce.

• hard to find

• rich in quality

• poor in quality

• increased

In humans, genes determine our characteristics.

• mix up

• decide

• confuse

• collect

The crops don't die, but the weeds die.

• plants that are not healthy

• wild plants that grow where you don't want them to grow

• animals that eat plants

• insects that live on plants

GM potatoes do not absorb much oil.

• pick out

• take in

• make up

• break up

At this time, we do not know the risks of GM foods.

• dangers

• warnings

• benefits

• advantages