The cotton whitefly has become a key pest, damaging many kinds of crops. The cotton whitefly has developed resistance to a variety of pesticides. Pesticide resistance would most likely develop in insects that
A. reproduce rapidly
B. feed on few types of plants
C. undergo complete metamorphosis
D. live in very limited regions
Answer: A. reproduce rapidly
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