Pesticide resistant insects develop from the widespread use of insecticides because
A)pesticides cause mutations in the insects that make them resistant.
B)pesticides increase the biotic potential of some insects.
C)insects learn to avoid the places where insecticides have been applied.
D)over many generations,the naturally resistant pests survive and increase in number.

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Over many generations, the insects that have a natural resistance to a particular pesticide will survive and reproduce, passing on their resistance genes to their offspring. The widespread use of insecticides creates a selection pressure that favors the survival of pesticide-resistant insects, ultimately leading to the development of pest populations that are resistant to the insecticides used against them.

Pesticide Resistant Insects Develop from the Widespread Use of Insecticides