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In the Experiment Studying Bioluminescence and the Predation of Copepods

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In the experiment studying bioluminescence and the predation of copepods by fish,a control group of jars with bioluminescent dinoflagellates experienced a higher predation rate of copepods by stickleback fish than in the jars with nonbioluminescent dinoflagellates.This provided significant evidence that


A) All of the answer choices are correct.
B) copepods that would eat dinoflagellates benefit from fleeing when the protists bioluminesce.
C) dinoflagellates can avoid being eaten by increasing the flashing, and attracting predators to eat the copepods near them.
D) natural selection has favored the survival of dinoflagellates that can emit light in flashes when disturbed.
E) natural selection has favored the survival of copepods that move rapidly away from flashing bioluminescent dinoflagellates.

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