An insect that exhibits resistance to a pesticide
A) developed the resistance in response to the pesticide.
B) mutated when exposed to the pesticide.
C) inherited genes that made it resistant to the pesticide.
D) drifted from an adjacent field.
E) received resistance genes during mating.

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Insects that exhibit resistance to a pesticide typically inherit genes that confer resistance from their ancestors, which survived previous exposures to the pesticide. This is a result of natural selection, where resistant individuals survive and reproduce, passing on the resistance genes to their offspring.

An Insect That Exhibits Resistance to a Pesticide