The Brazil Nut Tree, Bertholletia Excels (N = 17), Is

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Multiple Choice

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, is a source of high-quality lumber, and is 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. About $50 million worth of nuts are harvested each year. Scientists have discovered that the pale yellow, self-incompatible flowers of Brazil nut trees admit only female orchid bees as pollinators.
-Animals that consume Brazil nuts are deriving nutrition mostly from tissue whose nuclei have how many chromosomes?

• A) 17
• B) 34
• C) 51
• D) 68
• E) There is not enough information to say.

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