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.
Answer
A
The pests had become accustomed to the type of pesticide that the farmer was using.
B
The soil was depleted of its nutrients because the farmer did not replenish the land.
C
The farmer stopped watering the plants because he relied too much on rainfall.
D
The rain was tainted from pollution and other harmful effects of global warming.