Most Commercial Pesticides Are Effective for Only 2 or 3

question 76

Multiple Choice

Most commercial pesticides are effective for only 2 or 3 years because

• A) the pests learn to hide when the chemicals are being applied.
• B) new pests invade the area.
• C) those pests born with mutations that provide immunity will survive and reproduce.
• D) the chemicals mutate and become ineffective.
• E) the chemicals induce mutations that provide immunity.

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