Question

Which option best explains why the cotton stopped growing in the following scenario? After realizing that cotton was his only crop that yielded a profit, a farmer decided to plant and harvest only cotton in his fields. Over a five-year consecutive planting of cotton, the yields steadily declined. The farmer did not provide any soil amendments. The farmer stopped watering the plants because he relied too much on rainfall. The rain was tainted from pollution and other harmful effects of global warming. The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land. The pests had become accustomed to the type of pesticide that the farmer was using.

Answer 1

C. The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land. Soil amendments are the same as fertilizers, and soil will lose its fertility unless they are given nutrients.

It's not be A., since bugs aren't able to adapt to pesticides.

It cannot be B., because farmers have made the drip irrigation system to help with watering plants. They also have numerous other systems to water plants.

It cannot be D., because farmers use wells, and filters to clean the water.

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Answer 2

C. The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land. Soil amendments are the same as fertilizers, and soil will lose its fertility unless they are given nutrients.

Step-by-step explanation:

It's not be A., since bugs aren't able to adapt to pesticides.

It cannot be B., because farmers have made the drip irrigation system to help with watering plants. They also have numerous other systems to water plants.

It cannot be D., because farmers use wells, and filters to clean the water.