It is d because pesticides run off into water, they are absorbed into soil , and they are left in the air , hope this helps :)
The production of numerous small offspring followed by exponential population growth is the defining characteristic of r-selected<span> species. They require short gestation periods, mature quickly (and thus require little or no parental care), and possess short life span</span>
The correct answer is - b. make their own food.
The plants are differing from most of the other organisms in that that they produce their own food. In order to produce their own food, the plants use the sunlight, carbon dioxide, water, and nutrients from the soil. They manage to perform a process called photosynthesis in which they manage to turn those things into sugars, thus create their own food. That makes the plants producers, which puts them on the bottom of the food chain, meaning they are the basis and most important part of the ecosystems in which they exist.
