Yuccas Deter Cheating by Yucca Moths

question 12

Multiple Choice

Yuccas deter cheating by yucca moths

• A) by aborting flowers with large numbers of moth eggs.
• B) by closing the flowers during the day.
• C) by offering greater rewards.
• D) not producing a pollen reward.
• E) none of the above

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Definitions:

Metalinguistic Awareness

The ability to reflect on and manipulate the structural features of spoken language, such as understanding that a sentence can be interpreted in different ways.

Metaphor

A figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable, suggesting a resemblance.

Overregularization

A linguistic phenomenon in language development where children apply regular grammatical patterns to irregular words, like saying "goed" instead of "went".

Vocabulary

The set of words known and used by a person or group within a particular language.