Explain with the help of two examples how certain plants have evolved morphological and chemical
Explain with the help of two examples how certain plants have evolved morphological and chemical defenses against primary consumers such as cows and goats.
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- Plants produce & store chemicals that make herbivore sick when they are eaten inhibit feeding or digestion and disrupt its reproduction or even kill it
- Calotropis produces highly poisonous cardiac glycosides so cows and goats can never browse on these plants / Chemical substances like nicotine / caffeine / defences / strychnine / opium are actually defences against grazers & browsers
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