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Creating a monoculture can be a downside to GMOs because __________. they can’t grow in salty soils a disease can destroy everything planting one crop saves time Bees avoid monoculture fields

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I'm not 100% positive, but I think the answer is :

a disease can destroy everything
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Answer:

a disease can destroy everything

Step-by-step explanation:

Monoculture represents the cultivation of a single plant species, such as soy.

The realization of monoculture triggers several damages to the environment. Cultivating a single species can cause soil depletion, leading to nutrient depletion and, consequently, nutritional impoverishment.

Monoculture has a number of consequences not only for the soil, but for the animals and the people who live there. Among the main consequences of monoculture, we can highlight:

  • Difficulty finding food from the typical animals of the region, leading them to invade urban centers and other areas in search of food, becoming easy prey;
  • Reduction of the natural fauna of the place, as the lack of food makes the animals have difficulty reproducing;
  • Increased pests, which do not find natural predators and require even more pesticides to be used;
  • Increased insect population, contributing to the spread of disease;
  • Reduction in labor use, contributing to increased rural exodus;
  • Interruption of the natural process of recycling soil nutrients, making it poor and decreasing its productivity;
  • Soil compaction;
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