Redshelt course

Materials

Cambridge One

Lucid $($Whiteboard$)$

Class for Zoom

Chemical defenses are more common among plants than animals because:

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plants cannot move to escape predators and, therefore, must develop other deterrents.

parasites frequently prey on plants, but they rarely prey on animals.

the cell wall can contain them more effectively than a simple plasma membrane.

mechanical defenses from predators can evolve only in animals.