Multiple Choice
Which statement about heavy metal tolerance in plants is false?
A) Differences between tolerant and nontolerant plants usually have a genetic basis.
B) Most tolerant plants avoid being poisoned by excluding the heavy metal.
C) Tolerant plants may be useful agents for bioremediation.
D) Tolerance is usually specific to a particular type of heavy metal.
E) Tolerant plants accumulate heavy metal concentrations that would kill most other plants.
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