Pesticide resistant insects would
A)have evolved more slowly if the pesticides were used in just a few regions.
B)not have evolved if even more pesticide had been used.
C)have evolved if a different type of pesticide was used each year.
D)have evolved if an herbicide had been used instead of a pesticide.

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Pesticide resistant insects would have evolved more slowly if the pesticides were used in just a few regions. This is because if pesticides were used only in certain areas or sporadically, it would reduce the selection pressure on the population to evolve pesticide resistance, thus slowing down their evolution.

Pesticide Resistant Insects Would