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Which of the following is an unintended consequence of pesticide use on crops?
A. Crops are protected from insects.
B.Water supplies are contaminated.
C.Farmers are able to harvest more crops.
D.none of the above

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The correct option is B.
Pesticides are usually used on crops in order to eliminate pests which are destroying the crops. Different pesticides have different modes of application. Using pesticides on a farm  has some consequences attached to it, one of these is the unintended contamination of water supplies. 
Pesticides are chemicals which are poisonous to both the plants they are used for and other living organisms. When pesticides are washed into water bodies they have negative effects on the organisms living in the aquatic environments.

Pesticides are organic agents or substances that are used to repress pests. Herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, repellents and many come under the classification of pesticides.

The correct option is:

Option B. Contamination of water supplies.

The explanation for this is:

  • Pesticides are used to shield the crops from the attack of insects and pests so that the yield and the harvest of crops do not get affected.

  • The usage of pesticides has resulted in better yield character and farmers can reap more crops.

  • It can limit crop disease as they confer protection from pests.

  • But the unrestricted use of pesticides has led to depravity and damage to the microbiota of the soil.

  • Also, inadvertently the agricultural runoffs have led to harmful water body contamination.

Therefore, unintentionally pesticides have caused water supplies contamination.

To learn more about pesticides follow the given link:

https://brainly.com/question/1386090

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