ethical implication (gm crops)

Question 1

Biological implications (pros)

Answer 1

GM crops usually have better crop productivity. Thus, more food can be grown using less land, reducing habitat loss.
• GM foods can be made to have improved nutritional content, improving the health of individuals that consume them.

Question 2

Biological implications(cons)

Answer 2

-GM crops may lose their effectiveness if weeds or pests evolve resistance.
• Widespread use of GM crops could result in the loss of genetic diversity within crop populations.
• Cross-pollination between GM crops and wild species or weeds may cause genes to spread and lead to
unforeseen consequences.
-impact on health carrying the gene
-danger of altering out dna by eating gmos
-interbreeding of gmo and non gmo animals

Question 3

Social implications(pros)

Answer 3

• Increased crop productivity means more food can be produced, leading to better food security.
• Increased crop yields result in larger profits for farmers
-solve malnutrition and hunger
• GM foods can be made to have improved flavour and texture, giving consumers a more appealing product.
• GM foods can be made to have improved nutritional content. This leads to a reduction in nutritional deficiencies,
creating healthier populations.

Question 4

Social implications(cons)

Answer 4

Having to buy new seeds each season may be costly for farmers.
• Complex legal issues surrounding the use of GM products may cause farmers undue stress and anxiety related
to regulation.
• There are strict packaging and marketing regulations for GMO producers that may not be complied with if either
the producer or consumer are undereducated on these regulations
-create more social inequality (due to cost of gmo)
-farmers may not have equal access to the technology
-change to job opportunities (due to reduce sale of pesticides)

Question 5

Ethical implications(pros)

Answer 5

Some people believe that using genetic modification is an ethical imperative given the potential for widespread
benefits, including nutrition, wealth, and the overall health of humanity, especially in developing nations.

Question 6

Ethical implications(cons)

Answer 6

Some people consider GMOs to be unnatural, or like we are ‘playing God’.
• Some people believe that GM foods are unsafe to eat and choose not to eat them as a result. This is especially true
if there is lack of long-term evidence of healthy use.
• animals rights
-some people believe that producing GM animals violate the animal’s right
-the genes inserted into animals may affect the animal’s health
• power of companies
– farmers whose crops accidentally cross pollinize may be sued by the company that owns the patent
– if companies control the right to the genome of GM crop, they can control seed prices
-gm technology increases our ability to interfere with and override normal evolutionary processes

Question 7

what are biological implications

Answer 7

These are consequences that affect ecosystems, environments, or public health.

Question 8

what are social implications

Answer 8

These are consequences that affect economics, politics, or society.

Question 9

what are ethical implications

Answer 9

These are considerations based on moral or religious beliefs.