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A pesticide is a chemical designed to kill a pest, whether it is an insect, a weed, or a fungus. Let's use a fictional pest and insecticide we'll call Beetle A and A-B-Gone. At first, A-B-Gone seems to leave no trace of Beetle A. Farmers start using A-B-Gone everywhere. Nearly all of the Beetle A population is wiped out, but there are a few survivors. These survivors have a special mutation that allows them to survive the onslaught of A-B-Gone. The survivors then rapidly multiply, creating a full size population of Beetle A that is totally immune to A-B-Gone. The beetle is now insecticide resistant. Then companies invent a new, more toxic pesticide, and the cycle repeats. The situation is, the insecticides always end up being useless, but they poison the water, soil, and all the organisms in the area in the meantime.
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How has crop dusting led to pesticide resistance?
The act of crop dusting itself has not led to pesticide resistance. Mismanagement of pesticide application is the root cause of pesticide resistance.
What is Population Resistance?
Population resistance is also known as pesticide resistance. Pesticide resistance describes a pest population's increasing resistance to a pesticide that use to be effective in terminating said pests.
What is pesticide resistance.?
Pesticide resistance describes the decreased susceptibility of a pest population to a pesticide that was previously effective at controlling the pest.
How does pesticide resistance develop over time?
The pesticide resistance develops over time due to the natural selection.
How are humans contributing to anibiotic and pesticide resistance?
misuse and overuse.
Which describes what happens during the resistance?
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What is an example of direct evidence for evolution is... genetic changes in plants antibiotic resistance in bacteria pesticide resistance in insects or all of the above?
All of the above examples are direct evidence for evolution. Genetic changes in plants, antibiotic resistance in bacteria, and pesticide resistance in insects all demonstrate how species can adapt and evolve to survive in changing environments. This supports the theory of evolution by natural selection.
Which concept is represented in a diagram that show the effect of spraying a pesticide on a population of insects over three generation?
The concept being represented in this diagram is likely the idea of pesticide resistance. The diagram is showing how the population of insects evolves resistance to the pesticide over generations, leading to a decrease in its effectiveness.
How pesticides resistance evolve?
Pesticide resistance evolves through natural selection. When a pesticide is applied, some individuals within the target pest population may have genetic variations that make them less susceptible to the pesticide's effects. These individuals survive, reproduce, and pass on their resistant traits to their offspring, leading to an increase in resistance over time. Continuous use of the same pesticide can further select for resistance, making it more difficult to control the pest population.
What are the positives of genetically modified food?
-more food production - better nutrition - pesticide resistance
What describe what happens during the resistance stage?
f*** it... "s*** happens" el oh el.
What happens if pesticide is sprayed on humans?
It depends what kind of pesticide it is. Some are highly irritating, on the skin as well as the airways and eyes. Others are highly toxic, and should never be inhaled.
