Question

Some plants like poison ivy and poison oak produce an oil that causes serious rashes in some animals, the oil is advantageous as a?

A. Support system
B. Defense mechanism
C. Nutritional Process
D. Ability to change

Answer 1

The oil acts as B.) Defense Mechanism

Why? Because no one is going to eat a rash causing plant or poisonous plant, which will allow the plant to live.

Answer 2

B. If there is something and the plant is about to be attacked it cab use whatever it has as a defense. It's like the venom to a snake.