Humans widely use pesticides on plants as a means to control insect and plant pests.However,pesticides are not selective in what they kill,so they often kill beneficial insect and plant species as well.This unintentional consequence favors plant and insect species that are pesticide resistant.This scenario is an example of

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Human use of pesticides is a form of artificial selection and can lead to the evolution of pesticide-resistant species. By selectively killing off susceptible species, individuals with genetic traits that confer resistance to the pesticide will survive and reproduce, passing on those traits to their offspring. This can lead to the evolution of a population of pesticide-resistant individuals over time. This is an example of human impacts on evolution.

Humans Widely Use Pesticides on Plants as a Means to Control