Which of the Following Uses of Pesticide Can Lead to Ecological

question 11

Multiple Choice

Which of the following uses of pesticide can lead to ecological imbalance?

• A)pesticides alter the genetic resistance in populations causing the pests to persist
• B)pesticides kill prey thereby causing predators to starve or migrate. Then the prey population rebounds larger than before since predators are gone.
• C)bioaccumulation of pesticides in animal tissue can lead to extinction of species.
• D)pesticides show mobility, moving other than where they were applied inadvertently killing non-pest organisms.
• E)All of the above

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