(Solved): Com plants have several different responses after being damaged by moth larvae. Damaged cells in th ...

Com plants have several different responses after being damaged by moth larvae. Damaged cells in the com plant produce a hormone called Hormone $X$. Hormone $X$ diffuses to other tissues in the plant and triggers the production of compounds called protease inhibitors that help the plant defend against moths. Damaged com plants also release Hormone $\mathrm{X}$ into the air. Hormone $\mathrm{X}$ is sensed by other com plants that respond by producing protease inhibitors. Com plants also release Chemical $Y$ into the air in response to damage by moth larvae. Chemical $Y$ is only produced by corn plants. Female wasps respond to Chemical $Y$ by laying eggs in the moth larvae, eventually killing them. The wasps only parasitize moth larvac, and this species of moth larvae only eats corn plants. Based on this information and your knowledge about biology, select true or false for each of the following statements. Eliminating com plants from this system would likely cause a reduction in the wasp population. If a subpopulation of these wasps evolved to prey on a different moth species found on other plants. these wasps could lose the ability to recognize Chemical $Y$ after many generations. A com plant growing near a com plant that has been damaged by moths is likely to be more resistant to moth attacks than a corn plant growing far from any damaged plant. Com plants that produce protease inhibitors all the time are likely to have increased fitness compared to corn plants that produce protease inhibitors only in response to moth attacks. Female wasps likely express a receptor that binds to Chemical Y.