Within a decade of the introduction of a new insecticide, nearly all of the descendants of the target pests were immune to the insecticide. What is the most likely explanation for this immunity?(1 point)

Question

Choose The Following Responses

Eating the insecticide caused the bugs to become immune.
Eating the insecticide caused the bugs to become immune.

Some insects were immune due to a mutation and those insects were able to survive and pass their beneficial genes to their offspring.

Answer 1

Some insects were immune due to a mutation and those insects were able to survive and pass their beneficial genes to their offspring.