Given the fact that humans are the ones producing and distributing pesticides, why do we call the develop-ment of pesticide resistance natural selection as opposed to artificial selection?

What will be an ideal response?


ANS:
Answers will vary, but should include the mention that the distinction refers not to whether humans are in-volved, but to whether they deliberately choose which organisms will reproduce.

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