Identify the organisms that produce the following compounds to discourage predators from attacking them.?

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Identify the organisms that produce the following compounds to discourage predators from attacking them.?

description of how these toxins work or what they do the unfortunate predator. urushiol, methylmercaptan,tetrodotoxin,gossypol,ricin,avidin, t-2toxin,amanitin,cyanogenic glycosides,stachbotrys. please help me

2007-10-23 16:21:31 · 1 answers · asked by giovanni z 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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methylmercaptan: human (bad breath)
tetrodotoxin : pufferfish
gossypol: cotton plant
amanitin: Amanita mushroom
cyanogenic glycoside: peach seed
t-2 toxin (a mycotoxin): Fusarium (a fungus)
satratoxin H (a mycotoxin): Stachybotrys (a fungus)

2007-10-23 16:37:53 · answer #1 · answered by OKIM IM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋