Multiple Choice
Symbionts such as Rickettsia in whiteflies and Buchnera in aphids are transmitted ________ to ensure the safe transfer of the symbiont to the next host generation.
A) vertically to offspring
B) horizontally through infected water
C) horizontally through infected secondary hosts
D) vertically through the air
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