During World War II, DDT was used to get rid of mosquitoes which spread malaria and typhus. DDT is credited with the eradication of malaria. This was a great achievement for the human population but it had some negative side effects.

Which of these is the MOST well known negative side effect of using DDT?
Responses
A killed mosquitoeskilled mosquitoes
B eradicated malariaeradicated malaria
C damaged nontargeted speciesdamaged nontargeted species
D decreased the rate of cancer in humans

C damaged nontargeted species