Which of the following statements best describes how a corn plant comes to produce the bt toxin?
a. the bt gene is inserted into each plant cell, one at a time, by using a bacterial plasmid.
b. the bacteria containing the bt gene are sprayed onto the corn plants.
c. the bt gene is inserted into one plant cell by using a bacterial plasmid. d. the bt gene is inserted into the soil and is taken into the corn plant through the roots.

Based on the results of this study, what questions remain unanswered? how can these questions guide future research

Directions: read the descriptions of the four islands presented in the lesson. 1. list two new traits that each new species of rat might demonstrate as it adapts to the conditions on each island. 2. introduce one of the four new rat species to another island and describe one challenge it would encounter and one success as it adapts to its new environment.

Astudent sees several ants walking up a wall following the exact same trail that an ant took earlier. she wants to apply the scientific method to determine how the ants detected the trail. which of these steps would come first in her application of the scientific method? perform an experiment by cleaning the scent away from part of the trail. draw a conclusion that the ants follow a scent trail. make a prediction about what the ants will do after she cleans away part of the trail. hypothesize that the ants are following a scent trail that the first ant left.