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Question
The most likely reason for the development of resistance against pesticides in insects damaging crops is ______.
Options
genetic recombination
directed mutations
acquired heritable changes
random mutations
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Solution
The most likely reason for the development of resistance against pesticides in insects damaging crops is acquired heritable changes.
Explanation:
In the supplied answer key, this is the selected option. In evolutionary terms, pesticide resistance spreads when heritable resistant variants survive and reproduce; pesticide exposure does not direct the mutation.
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