CAT Question of the Day #1

Question of the Day August 2nd, 2009

Answer the question based on the information given in the passage.

A tomato has been engineered to contain higher levels of a chemical which may offer protection against cancer. Tomatoes, even in their processed form, are already considered to be beneficial to health. This is because they contain various antioxidant chemicals which may be able to prevent cell damage in the body. One of these chemicals is called lycopene, the pigment which gives the fruit its traditional red colour. The new tomato strain developed by scientists at Purdue contains on average between two and three and a half times the lycopene of the average tomato.

The scientists at Purdue assume that

OPTIONS

	1)	The higher the ingestion of lycopene in its natural form the better the prevention of cell damage.
	2)	Consumption of lycopene as a drug does not have the same effect in the prevention of cell damage.
	3)	Lycopene is more beneficial to health when it is contained in tomatoes that are genetically engineered.
	4)	It is easier to genetically engineer tomatoes with higher lycopene than other vegetables.
	5)	Other fruits and vegetables do not contain lycopene.