If you have ever drunk tea, you may have noticed that it can provide a "caffeine kick." Why might tea plants have evolved to produce caffeine in their leaves?
A) Caffeine positively affects the nervous system of herbivores, encouraging predation.
B) Caffeine adversely affects the nervous system of herbivores, discouraging predation.
C) Caffeine is an attractant to insects, and encourages insects to live on tea plant leaves.
D) Caffeine is produced by tea plants to attract pollinators, and serves the same function as nectar.
E) Caffeine is an attractant to both insects and pollinators.
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