In the Section "Investigating Life: the Battle for Position in Cacao

question 83

Multiple Choice

In the section "Investigating Life: The Battle for Position in Cacao Tree Leaves",why were some leaves on a cacao plant treated with endophytes and others not?

• A)as a control for variation between plants
• B)to reduce the number of plants that were needed
• C)to reduce the amount of endophyte spores that were needed
• D)to keep the Phytophthora from spreading to other plants
• E)The endophytes were able to spread from one leaf to another.

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