A farmer sprays insecticide on his crops and notices that the insect pest problem disappears. A year later he tries the same insecticide only to find that he did not achieve the same result. The insect population shows resistance to the insecticide. This is an example of ___________ acting on a population to change its characteristics.

is it natural selection?

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A farmer sprays insecticide on his crops and notices that the insect pest problem disappears. A year later he tries the same insecticide only to find that he did not achieve the same result. The insect population shows resistance to the insecticide. This is an example of ___________ acting on a population to change its characteristics. 

is it natural selection?

anonymous · Answer

@SyedMohammed98 @jabez177 @MattAlva98

syedmohammed98 · Answer

yes it can be  as it is  the process whereby organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more offspring.

anonymous · Answer

everyone agree? :D and thank you

syedmohammed98 · Answer

You're Welcome :)

jabez177 · Answer

Yes, I agree with him.