Advantages and disadvantages of GMO

P1-Used to produce disease resistant/pest resistant plant

P2- less pesticides are used
P3- less pollution to the environment// better health for consumers.
P4- Increase yield of crops / profitability
P5- Help to solve problems of insufficient food
P6- Increase resistance in plant to herbicide eg. soya bean plantation
P7- Higher vitamin A/ beta carotene content in rice / tomato/any suitable crops
P8-Help to solve problems of malnutrition.
P9- Produce crop with longer shelf lifesP
P10- Prevent food wastage.(Any 4)
DisadvantagesP11- Pest resistant genes may be transferred to weeds cause difficult to control
growth of weeds.
P12- Some genetic modified crops may have animal genes
P13-Genetic modified organisms may affect the survival of other organisms in the ecosystem
P14- Cause the imbalance of nature / ecosystem (Any 2)