Which of the Following Statements About the Relationship Between Plants

question 122

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the relationship between plants and animals is correct?

• A) Because vertebrates are more likely than insects to be herbivores, plants have not needed to evolve responses against insect herbivory.
• B) Because herbivorous insects usually do not kill the plants they feed on, their role as a selective agent is questionable.
• C) Because most plants live a long time, they are less likely to be able to evolve defenses against the herbivores.
• D) The fact that most insects are able to eat a wide variety of plants suggests that plant defenses are ineffective.
• E) The fact that insects do not exhibit character displacement argues against their ability to coevolve with any other life form.

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