Question

from an ecological standpoint, what problem might arise from 70% of all cotton grown worldwide being from biotech?

the genetic modifications leave the majority of the crop at risk to disruptions because they are all the same.

the other 30% of the crops will be too genetically diverse.

the genetic changes made the other 70% make them uneatable by other organisms.

the other 70% are isolated from the 30% to prevent crossbreeding of their genetic traits.

Explanation:

Biotech cotton crops are typically genetically uniform. Low genetic diversity means the large population is vulnerable to shared threats like pests, diseases, or environmental changes that target their common genetic traits. The other options are incorrect: higher diversity in the 30% is not an ecological problem, biotech cotton is not universally uneatable by all organisms, and isolation to prevent crossbreeding is a mitigation, not an arising problem.

Answer:

A. The genetic modifications leave the majority of the crop at risk to disruptions because they are all the same.