Question

The crops grown in a small Midwestern farming community are being destroyed by grasshoppers. The farmers have banded together and have decided to spray pesticides to reduce the grasshopper population.
The results of this spraying that farmers expect include all of the following except _____.

a decrease in the bird population
an increase in crops harvested
reduced quality of ground water
increased precipitation

Answer 1

Your answer would be C
pesticides can pollute ground water

Answer 2

C: Reduced quality of ground water