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Neurons and Synapses
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Neonicotinoid pesticides bind to receptors and have which of the following effects on insects:
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Block synaptic transmission at cholinergic synapses
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Neonicotinoids are agonists that bind to nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. By binding to these receptors, they cause overstimulation and eventually block synaptic transmission at cholinergic synapses in insects.