What keeps plants that produce toxins for defense from poisoning themselves?
A) The toxic substances are kept throughout all plant tissues.
B) The toxic substances are stored in laticifers.
C) The toxic substances are produced by every cell in the plant all the time.
D) The toxic substances are stored in the same place as enzymes that convert them to the active form.
E) Nothing; toxic substances do slowly poison the plants.
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