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Chapter 33, Problem 19TYK
A plant biologist observed a peculiar pattern when a tropical shrub was attacked by caterpillars. After a caterpillar ate a leaf, it would skip over nearby leaves and attack a leaf some distance away. Simply removing a leaf did not trigger the same change nearby. The biologist suspected that a damaged leaf sent out a chemical that signaled other leaves. How could this hypothesis be tested?
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Ch. 33 - Test your knowledge of the five major classes of...Ch. 33 - Prob. 2TYKCh. 33 - Prob. 3TYKCh. 33 - In autumn, the amount of _____ increases and the...Ch. 33 - Prob. 5TYKCh. 33 - Prob. 6TYKCh. 33 - Which of the following is a type of defense used...Ch. 33 - Prob. 8TYKCh. 33 - Prob. 9TYKCh. 33 - Prob. 10TYK
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