A botanist has conducted an experiment where the leaf on the right is from a conventional rice plant and the leaf on the left is from a rice plant that was genetically modified to be pest resistant. Which of the following statements is true?
A)The leaf on the left was grown under conditions without any insects.
B)The leaf on the right is from the control portion of the experiment.
C)The leaf on the left was from the control portion for this experiment.
D)Both leaves are from the treatment part of the experiment.

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The leaf on the right is from the conventional rice plant, which serves as the control in the experiment comparing it to the genetically modified pest-resistant plant. Control groups are used to provide a baseline for comparison.

A Botanist Has Conducted an Experiment Where the Leaf on the Right