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Q52 Single choice

The author implies that if, in the experiment described in the second paragraph, the parasitic wasps had been drawn to the plants after they had been damaged by a razor blade but without application of oral secretions from the caterpillar, then scientists would likely have concluded which of the following?

A
Wasps are attracted to the plants by the grassy odor released as the caterpillars feed on the plants' leaves.
B
Wasps are attracted to the plants by volatile compounds released by the caterpillars as they digest the plant leaves that they consume.
C
Wasps are attracted to the plants by volatile compounds released several hours after the caterpillars
first begin consuming the plants' leaves.
D
Wasps are attracted to the plants by volatile compounds released by the caterpillars rather than by odors created by the damage the caterpillars inflict on the plants' leaves.
E
Wasps are more attracted to plants that have been infested by large numbers of caterpillars than to plants infested by relatively few caterpillars.

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