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Date November 2018 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 18N.3.SL.TZ0.9d
Level SL Paper 3 Time zone TZ0
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18N.3.SL.TZ0.9d

The starch found in potato tubers (Solanum tuberosum) is normally a mixture of 80 % amylopectin and 20 % amylose. The Amflora potato is genetically modified to alter this ratio. The modified potato is not suitable for human consumption but is grown for industrial uses.

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Suggest one reason for concerns about growing GM crop varieties such as the Amflora potato on farms.

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a. encourages monocultures/reducing biodiversity ✔

b. may reduce natural resistance to pests/disease ✔

c. may cross-pollinate with non-GM crops ✔

d. disruption of practices of farming/agricultural land not being used for food production ✔

e. crop-to-crop gene flow ✔

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