Answer:
1. Survivors of the pesticide have a gene that protects them from it.
2. Then the survivors pass on the gene to their offspring,
3. Each time the pesticide is sprayed, the insects have a greater chance of survival.
Answer:
D. predicting the age of the plant
Explanation:
stems don't exactly have those powers. but they do give support by holding the plant upright. they do give defensive properties. and they do increase the amount of sun exposure (like with sunflowers). but they don't predict anything.