Trees often produce secondary chemicals to deter herbivores from feeding on their leaves; in turn, many herbivores have developed ways of avoiding or detoxifying these chemicals. This is an example of:

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This scenario describes the coevolution between trees and herbivores, where the production of secondary chemicals by trees selects for herbivores that can avoid or detoxify these chemicals through evolutionary adaptations. This leads to an ongoing evolutionary arms race between the two groups, representing coevolution. Competitive exclusion, predatory avoidance, parasitic evolution, and parasite predation do not accurately describe this scenario.

Trees Often Produce Secondary Chemicals to Deter Herbivores from Feeding