Identify the incorrect statement.
$(i)$ Bacillus thuringiensis are available in sachets as dried spores which are mixed with kerosine and sprayed on to vulnerable plants
$(ii)$ B. thuringiensis are used to control butterfly caterpillars, but leave other insects unharmed
$(iii) $ The toxin of B. thuringiensis is released in the blood of larvae and the larvae get killed
$(iv)$ By the development of methods of genetic engineering B. thuringiensis toxin genes have been introduced
$(i) \;and\; (ii)$
$(ii) \;and \;(iii)$
$(i)\;and\; (iii)$
$(ii)\; and\; (iv)$
Name any genetically modified crop.
Cultivation of Bt cotton has been much in the news. The prefix Btmeans
The green revolution succeeded in increasing the yield of crops mainly due to the use of
$I.$ improved varieties of the crops
$II.$ Agro-chemicals
$III.$ Better management practices
Choose the correct option.
Bt toxin protein crystals present in bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis, do not kill the bacteria themselves because
Genetic engineering means