The Question:
Within a decade of the introductionof a new insecticide, nearly all of the descendants of the target pests were immune to the usual-sized dose. the most likely explanation for this immunity to the insecticide is that_________.
a.) eating the insecticide caused the bugs to become resistant to it .
b.) eating the insecticide caused the bugs to become less resistant to it.
c.) it destroyed organisms that cause disease in the insects, thus allowing them to live longer.
d.) the pests developed physiological adaptions to the insecticide.
2007-01-08
18:19:08
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kmagee
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