Blight Fungus Kills U

question 2

Multiple Choice

Blight fungus kills U.S.chestnut trees because the trees ____________.

• A)have not coevolved with the fungus
• B)have not matured long enough to survive
• C)are hosts to the vectors of the fungus
• D)release the fungus in the leaves that fall to the ground and the fungus is absorbed in the soil
• E)release the fungus into the soil and it is drawn up in the roots

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