When DDT Was First Introduced, Insects Were Very Susceptible to It.The

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Multiple Choice

When DDT was first introduced, insects were very susceptible to it.The development of resistance to DDT by insects was the result of

• A) special creation.
• B) natural selection of forms that expressed genes for resistance.
• C) the high biotic potential of insects.
• D) a naturally occurring example of inheritance of acquired characteristics.
• E) mutation induced by DDT.

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