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Which of the following is a disadvantage of having pesticide-resistant insects?
Which of the following is a disadvantage of having pesticide-resistant insects?
- Increased crop yields
- Decreased use of pesticides
- Improved soil health
- Loss of natural antagonists (correct)
What is the potential consequence of losing natural antagonists due to pesticide-resistant insects?
What is the potential consequence of losing natural antagonists due to pesticide-resistant insects?
- No consequence
- Decreased crop yields (correct)
- Improved soil health
- Increased use of pesticides
Why might decreased use of pesticides not be a benefit of having pesticide-resistant insects?
Why might decreased use of pesticides not be a benefit of having pesticide-resistant insects?
- Pesticides are harmful to the environment
- Pesticides are ineffective against resistant insects (correct)
- Pesticides are expensive
- Pesticides are unnecessary with resistant insects
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