How might a plant communicate to another plant that it has been attacked by a herbivore?

What will be an ideal response?


In some plants, such as creosote bush, the secondary compound that protects the plant from herbivore
damage is a volatile compound. For example, terpenes are volatile and easily diffuse out the plant into
the surrounding air. Such release of a volatile might elicit responses in neighboring plants or attract
insects to the plant that prey on the herbivore.

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