Golden rice is a genetically modified crop. Genes have been added to it so that its grains make a substance that the human body changes into vitamin A. In some countries many children do not get enough vitamin A and become blind.
Explain how growing golden rice could improve the health of children in these countries.
Give one other way in which genetically modified crops can improve food security.
Some people are opposed to growing genetically modified crops.
Give two reasons why.
42 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 7.5 Food production, covering 7.5.1 Factors affecting food security, 7.5.2 Farming techniques, 7.5.3 Sustainable fisheries, and 7.5.4 Role of biotechnology. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.