A Group of Plants Has Evolved a Secondary Metabolite That

question 18

Multiple Choice

A group of plants has evolved a secondary metabolite that deters insect herbivores, followed by adaptive radiation of those plants and subsequently an adaptive radiation of herbivores resistant to the anti-herbivory chemical.The insect-plant interaction is very specific.The best description of this scenario involves

• A) chemical evolution.
• B) reciprocal adaptation.
• C) storage of plant toxins.
• D) reduction of herbivory.
• E) reduction of plant toxicity.

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Definitions:

Game

A strategic interaction among players, where each one makes decisions by considering the potential choices and outcomes of others.

Rival

A good whose consumption by one person diminishes the quantity or quality available for consumption by others.

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An informal method that firms in an oligopoly may employ to set the price of their product: One firm (the leader) is the first to announce a change in price, and the other firms (the followers) soon announce identical or similar changes.

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