When DDT was first introduced, insects were very susceptible to it. The development of resistance to

DDT by insects was the result of
a. special creation.
b. natural selection of forms that expressed genes for resistance.
c. the high biotic potential of insects.
d. a naturally occurring example of inheritance of acquired characteristics.
e. mutation induced by DDT.


B

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