The foxglove plant, seen in the illustration, produces very toxic chemicals that can cause serious illness and death in any organisms that eats the plant. Why do scientists think the foxglove plant evolved such powerfur poisons
A
B)
The poisons function to kill invading bacteria and other pathogens that
may harm the plant.
The poisons maximize the efficiency of the photosynthetla process.
allowing the plant to make more food
The polsons discourage any animal from eating the plant preventing
damage to the plant from herbivores.
D)
Poisons are likely to be the product of genetia mutations in the DNA of the
plant and do not have any useful function