Plants produce a variety of defensive compounds that can seriously damage herbivores. Why aren't these compounds also detrimental to the plants themselves?
A) They can be sequestered in vacuoles of plant cells.
B) They can diffuse from leaves into the phloem of plants.
C) They are restricted to "canals" in the plant.
D) They can diffuse quickly between plant cells before they have an effect.
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