Question

biotechnology has contributed all of the following to agriculture except ______.
a. pesticides
b. synthetic fertilizers
c. shifting cultivation
d. bioengineered crops

please select the best answer from the choices provided.
a
b
c
d

Explanation:

Analyze the question prompt

The question asks to identify which option is NOT a contribution of biotechnology to agriculture.

Define biotechnology in agriculture

Biotechnology involves using scientific tools and techniques, including genetic engineering, to modify living organisms.

Evaluate the given options

• Pesticides: Biotechnology has contributed to biological pesticides and pest-resistant crops.
• Synthetic fertilizers: These are chemical products of industrial chemistry (like the Haber-Bosch process), not biotechnology.
• Shifting cultivation: This is a traditional Agricultural Practices method involving rotating fields, unrelated to biotechnology.
• Bioengineered crops: These are direct products of biotechnology.

Determine the best exception

While synthetic fertilizers are chemical, shifting cultivation is an ancient, traditional farming practice that predates modern science entirely and has no connection to biotechnology. Therefore, shifting cultivation is the most distinct non-biotechnological practice.

Formulate the final selection

Shifting cultivation (Option C) is a traditional land-use practice, making it the correct exception.

Answer:

• A. pesticides
• B. synthetic fertilizers
• C. shifting cultivation (Correct answer)
• D. bioengineered crops