Richard is an avid gardener who spends a lot of time caring for the plants in his garden.To minimize damage from pests from his garden,Richard uses a pesticide spray.At first the spray is very effective and kills off most of the insects that he sees on his vegetable plants.However,after a few years of using the same pesticide he notices that some insects are surviving and continuing to eat his plants.This selection for herbicide resistance in the insects is an example of
A) natural selection.
B) evolution.
C) an adaptation.
D) a gene.
E) a learned response.

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The survival of insects that are resistant to the pesticide is an example of natural selection, where the pesticide acts as a selective pressure, allowing only those insects with resistance to survive and reproduce.

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