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The Common Garter Snake Is a Predator of the Rough-Skinned

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The common garter snake is a predator of the rough-skinned newt. These newts produce a potent neurotoxin that is concentrated in their skin, but garter snakes have evolved resistance to this toxin. The production of toxin by the rough-skinned newts, which deters many predators, is an example of __________.


A) an adaptation
B) adaptive radiation
C) sexual selection
D) coevolution

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