A pesticide that kills an insect by interfering with the production of proteins in the insect would most directly affect the activity of *a. ribosomesb. chloroplastsc. mineralsd. mitochondriai don't know, I rather not guess
The production of proteins is a process related to many aspects of the cell, but it depends on the ribosomes because they are responsible for producing proteins composed of all aminoacids. Therefore, the correct answer is A) ribosomes.
