1. Genetic Modified Organisms
GMO’s
Conner White

2. What is GMO
Genetically Modified Organisms are living things that, undergo some sort of genetic change to make the product more susceptible to the surroundings.

3. Why we use GMO’s Growing population Expenses Loss of land
Current World Population as of 4/29/15 7,240,080,600

4. Types of GMO’s Insect Resistance Herbicide Resistance
Improved Nutrition Content
Disease Resistance

5. Insect Resistance
Insect resistance is a highly desirable trait for agriculture.
Higher Yields
Lower cost of production
Less use of hazardous pesticides

6. Herbicides Resistance
Herbicides are chemicals which kill weed species
If not controlled weeds can significantly reduce yields
They kill weeds without harming the plant
Example “Roundup Ready” Crops

7. Improved Nutrition Content
Genetic engineering has been used to improve the nutritional content of cereal grains.
An example is Golden Rice. Several genes have been introduced into Golden Rice that cause it to accumulate significant amounts of vitamin A

8. Disease Resistance Plants get diseases just like humans
These diseases can be hard to control
Genetic engineering can be used to allow the direct insertion of disease resistance genes into the gene, potentially allowing for faster production of resistant plants.

9. Post-harvest Improvements
Storage and distribution are major challenges for some species
Some crops ripen more easily than others
Through genetics they will be able to have a longer life span

10. Pictures of GMO crops

11. More Pictures

12. Video

13. Quiz
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