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A Forest Contains Vegetation That Is in Constant Battle with the Many

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A forest contains vegetation that is in constant battle with the many insect caterpillars that eat the vegetation.Which of the following strategies would not be a driving force in this evolutionary battle?


A) Plants are selected that evolve strong chemicals (plant alkaloids) that are toxic to the caterpillar and for which the caterpillars lack digestive enzymes.
B) Caterpillars are selected that evolve new enzymes to digest or detoxify the plant alkaloids.
C) Plants are selected that evolve chemicals that slow down or inhibit the digestive enzymes in the caterpillars so that ingested leaf material passes through before much nutrition can be gained.
D) The caterpillars are selected that eat the least leaf material.
E) Caterpillars are selected that evolve enzymes to break down the chemicals that interrupt their digestive enzymes.

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