alleryStart learning →A farmer grows only one crop in a field year after year. A likely problem is
APests die out quickly
BSoil gains more nutrients
CMore wild species grow
DCrop-specific pests build up
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Crop-specific pests build up
Monoculture lets pests and pathogens that target that one species build up.
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