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To protect themselves what compound can plants produce?
Some herbivores have evolved ways to hijack plant defenses to their own benefit, by sequestering these chemicals and using them to protect themselves from predators. Plant defenses against herbivores are generally not complete so plants also tend to evolve some tolerance to herbivory.
What weed catches on socks and pokes legs?
Spiny burr grass and trample burrs are examples of weeds that catch on socks and poke legs. The grass and the non-woodies in question number among the plants that have self-defenses against predation by competitive and rival predators, be their animal or plant. The defenses range from bristles to hairs and spines.
What are some physical defenses of plants against animals?
Cacti have their spines that keep animals from resting and eating their fruit
What are an angelfish's defenses?
Swimming in schools (their numbers, volume, and patterns, make it hard for predators to pick out individual fishes); and hiding in clefts under sea plants.
Can plants be predators?
no plants can not be predators
What are two examples of chemical plant defenses?
Sap containing Urushiol, which causes itching and a rash. example poison ivy and plants producing either cardiac or steroidal glycosides. example foxglove
What defenses do plants have?
many minds
Plants and animals that have migrated to places where they are not native is called?
Invasive species are plants and animals that have migrated or be placed in places were they are not native. This is very harmful to the native flora and fauna who have no natural defenses against the invaders.
What are predators for saxifrage?
Saxifrage is a plant. Plants do not have predators.
What is the connection between plants defenses and plant-derived medicines?
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How plants have chemical defenses and physical defenses?
For one, not too many people know that caffeine, which is found in coffee, tea, chocolate, mate, etc. is a natural insectiside the plants produce. Insects become paralized when they consume the caffeine which is in those plants.
What is an evergreen's prey?
Evergreens are plants, and only a few plants are predators.
