Endogenous Alkaloids Have Long Been Suspected to Be Deterrents to the Feeding

Endogenous alkaloids have long been suspected to be deterrents to the feeding of herbivores. Which of the following statements supports this conclusion?

A) Nicotine is an insecticide.
B) Nicotine tastes bad.
C) Plants engineered to have low nicotine content had higher damage to the leaves by insects than those with higher nicotine content.
D) Both a and c
E) Nicotine is an addictive substance in humans.

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