A gardener applied heavy doses of the same insecticide to her garden for two consecutive years to kill squash bugs
During the third year, although the squash bugs were reduced, the woman called in an expert to explain why she had an abundance of new pests that were destroying her garden. The expert explained that the abundant new pests were largely due to her previous use of an insecticide in a phenomenon known as A) pesticide resistance.
B) secondary-pest outbreak.
C) reverse mutation and adaptation.
D) bounce back resurgence.
B
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A) conservationists. B) preservationists. C) political ecologists. D) cultural ecologists. E) ecological imperialists.
Ethiopia and Eritrea adopted which form of Christianity?
A) Protestantism B) Evangelical Christianity C) Roman Catholicism D) Orthodox Christianity E) Coptic Christianity
Where is the Great Barrier Reef located?
A) off the west coast of New Zealand B) along Australia's southern coast C) along New Zealand's east coast D) off the northeastern coast of Australia E) off the southwestern coast of Australia
A policy is approved that requires a company near a large city to keep its smokestack pollution to new lower levels, costing the company $2 million in additional equipment (which will last at least 10 years) and $100,000 a year in additional labor
Lowering the air pollutants in the region is expected to save $4 million in medical expenses in the region over the next 10 years. Which of the following can be inferred from this information? A) The company will save approximately $1 million over the next 10 years by implementing the new equipment. B) The company appears to lose money because of the policy, but it may decide to pass the costs along to consumers. C) Taxpayers will save approximately $1 million if the company implements the new equipment. D) The cost of the new equipment outweighs the benefit of its implementation.