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Author: Raven, Peter
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 38, Problem 5U
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With the evolution of an individual species, their characteristics also evolve to survive in an environment along with their relationships with the other species. Several plants adapt themselves to protect themselves from herbivores and show an evolutionary pattern known as co-evolution.
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