Which of the following statements is not true of the relationship of monarch butterflies and milkweed?
A. Monarch caterpillars are generalists that
have evolved ways to metabolize the
cardenolides in milkweed latex.
B. Young monarch caterpillars feed in
trenches, avoiding the latex.
C. Older monarch caterpillars sever major
veins and feed on resulting "safe" leaf
material.
D. Monarch caterpillars are specialists that
have coevolved with milkweed.
E. Monarch butterflies store cardenolides
they consume and use them as defenses
against predators.
A
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