Question

Anthropogenic actions that leads to evolution is the use of

• A. Herbicides
• B. Pesticides
• C. Antibiotics
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

All of the above

Human activities such as farming, domestication of animals, vaccine development, medicinal formulations have one or the other impact on the organism. The deliberate human actions result in artificial selection and also the evolution of otherwise recessive characters.

A. Use of herbicides resulted in the evolution of herbicide-resistant varieties.

B. Use of pesticides resulted in the evolution of pesticide-resistant pests and insects.

C. Use of antibiotics resulted in antibiotic-resistant super-bugs.

Hence, the correct answer is 'All of the above'.