Blight Fungus Kills U

question 21

Multiple Choice

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

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

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