If a Plant's Fitness Is Largely Influenced by How Well

question 4

Multiple Choice

If a plant's fitness is largely influenced by how well leaves survive,then which of the following predictions regarding chemical defenses is correct?

• A) Plants will likely invest the most costly constitutive chemicals in petals.
• B) Plants will equally invest constitutive chemicals in the petals and leaves.
• C) Plants will likely invest the most costly constitutive chemicals in leaves.
• D) None of the above