Use the Information to Answer the Following Question

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Use the information to answer the following question.
The Brazil nut tree, Bertholletia excels (n = 17) , is native to tropical rain forests of South America. It is a hardwood tree that can grow to over 50 meters tall, a source of high-quality lumber, and a favorite nesting site for harpy eagles. As the rainy season ends, tough-walled fruits, each containing 8-25 seeds (Brazil nuts) , fall to the forest floor. Brazil nuts are composed primarily of endosperm. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have discovered that the pale yellow flowers of Brazil nut trees cannot fertilize themselves and admit only female orchid bees as pollinators. The agouti (Dasyprocta spp.) , a cat-sized rodent, is the only animal with teeth strong enough to crack the hard wall of Brazil nut fruits. It typically eats some of the seeds, buries others, and leaves still others inside the fruit, which moisture can now enter. The uneaten seeds may subsequently germinate.
The taller a Brazil nut tree is, ________.

• A) the more valuable it is as a source of lumber
• B) the more valuable it is as a source of lumber, and the less useful it is to harpy eagles
• C) the more valuable it is as a source of lumber, and the greater its photosynthetic production is relative to neighboring plants
• D) the less useful it is to harpy eagles, and the greater its photosynthetic production is relative to neighboring plants

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