The reading claims that planting genetically modified trees on a large scale promises to bring a number of benefits and it provides three reasons of support. However, the professor states that there are some benefits from these trees but there are serious problems and costs to use genetically modified trees. She refutes each of the author's reasons.
First, the article avers that genetically modified trees are designed to be harder than nature trees and they are more likely to survive than their unmodified counterparts. In contrast, the speaker opposes this point by saying that it is true that genetically modified trees are resistant to weather but they are resistant to particular condition. In fact, she mentions that nature trees are resistant to divers changes such as climate, insects and pesticides. In addition, some of nature trees are killed but sitll the others will survive to any changes, but genetically modified trees are much uniform and if they are exposed to any change, they all die. She adds that if climate changes, they will likely wipe out.
Second, the article postis that genetically modified trees promise to bring a number of economic benefits to the farmers who plant them. On the other hand, the lecturer counters this point by stating that there is hidden cost with these trees. Acutally, the company that modified these trees sells seeds too expensive and after they grow, by law, farmers have to pay that company every time they plant. This appears a contradiction to the information made in the passage.
Third, the passage asserts that the use of modified trees can prevent overexploitation of wild trees to produce wood. Conversely, the professor casts doubt on this point by explaining that modified trees would damage the local ecosystem because these trees often grow aggressively. Besides, these trees would compete with native trees for resourses such as water, soil, and light and even they would be crowded with nature trees and they will affect them negatively. This disputes the third point in the passage.
The reading claims that planting
genetically
modified
trees
on a large scale promises to bring a number of benefits and it provides three reasons of support.
However
, the professor states that there are
some
benefits from these
trees
but
there are serious problems and costs to
use
genetically
modified
trees
. She refutes each of the author's reasons.
First
, the article avers that
genetically
modified
trees
are designed
to be harder than
nature
trees and
they are more likely to survive than their unmodified counterparts.
In contrast
, the speaker opposes this
point
by saying that it is true that
genetically
modified
trees
are resistant to weather
but
they are resistant to particular condition. In fact, she mentions that
nature
trees
are resistant to divers
changes
such as climate, insects and pesticides.
In
addition,
some
of
nature
trees
are killed
but
sitll
the others will survive to any
changes
,
but
genetically
modified
trees
are much uniform and if they
are exposed
to any
change
, they all
die
. She
adds
that if climate
changes
, they will likely wipe out.
Second, the article
postis
that
genetically
modified
trees
promise to bring a number of economic benefits to the farmers who plant them.
On the other hand
, the lecturer counters this
point
by stating that there
is hidden
cost with these
trees
.
Acutally
, the
company
that
modified
these
trees
sells seeds too expensive and after they grow, by law, farmers
have to
pay that
company
every time they plant. This appears a contradiction to the information made in the passage.
Third, the passage asserts that the
use
of
modified
trees
can
prevent
overexploitation of wild
trees
to produce wood.
Conversely
, the professor casts doubt on this
point
by explaining that
modified
trees
would damage the local ecosystem
because
these
trees
often
grow
aggressively
.
Besides
, these
trees
would compete with native
trees
for
resourses
such as water, soil, and light and even they would
be crowded
with
nature
trees and
they will affect them
negatively
. This disputes the third
point
in the passage.