Pesticides are used to kill harmful insects on farms. However, the

pesticides can reduce biodiversity by killing a wide variety of insects.

Based on this information, which is the most likely side effect of

widespread pesticide use? *

decreased plant growth, due to drier soil

increased risk of flood damage, due to dried-up wetlands

decreased plant growth, due to depleted soil

lower yields of fruit crops, due to decreased pollination

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Harold

Biology

23 May, 13:05

Pesticides are used to kill harmful insects on farms. However, the

pesticides can reduce biodiversity by killing a wide variety of insects.

Based on this information, which is the most likely side effect of

widespread pesticide use? *

decreased plant growth, due to drier soil

increased risk of flood damage, due to dried-up wetlands

decreased plant growth, due to depleted soil

lower yields of fruit crops, due to decreased pollination

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Banjo · Answer 1

D. lower yields of fruit crops, due to decreased pollination

Explanation:

Pesticides are used to kill or stop the growth of insects that are harmful for crops but use of pesticides reduces biodiversity by killing a wide variety of insects.

Insects are one of the important component participate in the process of pollination that increases the biodiversity. insects move from one flower to other flower and spread pollen for reproduction. Due to pesticides some of the insects important for pollination got killed and reduces the pollination process. If pollination process will decrease, it will impact lower rate of reproduction of fruit crop.

Hence, the correct option is "D. lower yields of fruit crops, due to decreased pollination".