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why is it ineffective to constantly spray the same population of pests …

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why is it ineffective to constantly spray the same population of pests with the same amount of pesticide? the population will become more resistant over time. the organisms will learn to hate and attack humans. they will slowly die off from bioaccumulation. their population will increase due to biomagnification.

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Pests can develop genetic resistance to pesticides over time through natural selection. Those with resistance genes are more likely to survive and reproduce, passing on the resistance trait to the next - generation, making the same amount of the same pesticide less effective. The other options are incorrect as pests do not "learn to hate and attack humans", bioaccumulation would not make them less affected by the pesticide (it's about the build - up in the food chain), and biomagnification is not related to increased pest population in this context.

Answer:

The population will become more resistant over time.