MCQ
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

  • A
    $(i) \;and\; (ii)$
  • B
    $(ii) \;and \;(iii)$
  • $(i)\;and\; (iii)$
  • D
    $(ii)\; and\; (iv)$

Answer

Correct option: C.
$(i)\;and\; (iii)$
c
$(i)$ Dried spores are mixed with $H_2O$

$(ii)$ Toxin of Bacillus thuringiensis is released in the gut of larvae and the larvae get killed.

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