Determine whether the following statements concerning golden rice are true or false. a. Golden rice is a variety of rice

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Determine whether the following statements concerning goldenrice are true or false.
a. Golden rice is a variety of rice that was geneticallyengineered to synthesize beta carotene, a precursor of Vitamin B,in the edible parts of the rice plant.
b. The purpose of golden rice was to produce a fortified food tobe grown and consumed in areas with vitamin deficiencies.
c. Used in many societies for an energy source, rice iseffective for targeting vitamin deficiencies compared to expensivealternatives like supplements or other consumable products.
d. Researchers inserted two beta-carotene synthesis genes, onefrom lilies and one from a soil bacterium, into the genome ofrice.
e. Research has confirmed that golden rice yields low amounts ofbeta carotene and is an ineffective source of vitamins for humansto consume.
f. Golden rice was introduced as a potential consumable food in2000 but was not put into production until 2013 due tomanufacturers being met with strong opposition from variousactivists.