A grass grown without its normal endophytic fungi would most likely
A) become more drought tolerant.
B) be more resistant to pathogen attack.
C) accumulate more chlorophyll.
D) produce alkaloids that are toxic to animals.
E) become less resistant to stress.

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Endophytic fungi help grasses to resist stress, such as drought, and defend against pathogen attack. Without these fungi, the grass would become less resistant to stress and more vulnerable to pathogen attack. It would not necessarily accumulate more chlorophyll or produce alkaloids toxic to animals.

A Grass Grown Without Its Normal Endophytic Fungi Would Most