Question

cry 1 endotoxin obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis are effective against

Answer 1

The right answer  to this question is Boll worm.

During sporulation, Bacillus thuringiensis produce toxins which are harmful to crops pests. These poisonous toxins are called entodoxin. There are multiple type of endotoxin such as Cr 1 endotoxin, Cr 1 delta endotoxin.

Cry1 toxins target lepidopteran species which includes several imprtant crop pests.

These enzymes induces proteolytic activity in the gut of these pets which eventually leads to their death.

Answer 2

The correct answer is, “Cry 1 endotoxin obtained from Bacillus thuringiensis is effective against bollworm”.

They are actually the insect-resistant transgenic type of plants that contain the gene from the thuringiensis.

This helps in the production of a protein which can help in the process of crystalline which can be inclusive in the strains of bacteria.