Winch of the following about plant defenses is false? A. Plants will produce def

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Winch of the following about plant defenses is false? A. Plants will produce defense compounds and structures only under conditions of sufficient resources for metabolism and growth. B. Optimal Defense Hypothesis assesses the cost benefit of defense to the plant C. Growth Rate Hypothesis states that faster growing plants are usually better defended than slower growing plants. D. Carbon Nutrient Balance Hypothesis states that carbon allocation to plant defenses depends on nutrient availability in the environment

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Answer :C

Growth rate hypothesis

Because this model predicts that the level of defense investment will increase as the potential of growth decreases.

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