Yucca Plants Retain 62% of the Flowers That Contain Up

Multiple Choice

Yucca plants retain 62% of the flowers that contain up to six moth eggs, but only 11% of the flowers containing nine or more eggs. The yucca aborts these flowers before the moth eggs hatch. This process is only effective for reducing exploitation by moths if

A) moths that appear later are unable to lay eggs in the yucca flowers.
B) moths are able to lay more eggs in the unaborted flowers.
C) the moth larvae in an aborted flower all die.
D) the moth larvae in an aborted flower move to another yucca.