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Consider a pesticide aimed at insects that are attacking a crop. (2) The pesticide may kill almost 100 percent of them, but thanks to the
Consider a pesticide aimed at insects that are attacking a crop.
(2) The pesticide may kill almost 100 percent of them, but thanks to the genetic variability of large populations, some insects are likely to survive exposure.
(3) The resistant insects can then multiply free of competition and produce many offspring that are resistant to the pesticide and can attack the crop with new vigor.
(4) To control these resistant insects, a new and more powerful pesticide must be applied, and this leads to the appearance of a population of still more resistant insects.
(5) Consequently, still more pesticides and herbicides must be used.
What is the implied main idea?
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Smith and Roberson Business Law
Authors: Richard A. Mann, Barry S. Roberts
15th Edition
1285141903, 1285141903, 9781285141909, 978-0538473637
