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1.	Question : Name important defence mechanisms in plants against herbivory.
Answer» Solution :•Modification of leaves into thorns and development of spiny MARGINS on leaves. • Many PLANTS PRODUCE and store chemicals which MAKE herbivores sick. Example : Calotropis PRODUCES highly poisonous cardiac glycosides. • Some other chemical substances such as nicotine, quinine, opium etc. are produced by plants and provide defence against grazing animals.

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