Question

ead the excerpt from "GM Food: Fuel for Our Future.”

Also, crops can be genetically engineered to be more nutritious. Golden rice, for example, has been altered to have more vitamin A than spinach. This is important because according to Scientific American, "Vitamin A deficiency causes more than one million deaths annually and half a million cases of irreversible blindness in the developing world.” Golden rice alone could help save millions of lives and prevent blindness.

Overall, our growing world desperately needs GM food to survive. The food these crops produce costs less and is safer and more nutritious than anything you could get from a traditional crop. As you can see, the benefits of GM food outweigh the far-fetched, unsubstantiated risks that critics have put forth.

Which phrases from the excerpt support the author’s argument that genetically modified food is safe? Select three options.

more vitamin A
you can see
could help save
traditional crop
unsubstantiated risks
more nutritious

Answer 1

Selected:
- more vitamin A — shows a clear health benefit (reduces vitamin A deficiency), supporting that GM food is healthier/safer.
- unsubstantiated risks — directly claims the alleged risks are unsupported, reinforcing safety.
- more nutritious — asserts GM foods are healthier, implying they are safe to eat.