The foxglove plant seen in the illustration, produces very toxic chemicals that can cause serious illness and death in any organism that eats the plant. why do scientists think the foxglove plant evolved such powerful poisons?

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Jean Mosley

Biology

1 May, 20:15

The foxglove plant seen in the illustration, produces very toxic chemicals that can cause serious illness and death in any organism that eats the plant. why do scientists think the foxglove plant evolved such powerful poisons?

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Nicholas Hammond · Answer 1

It is true that the foxglove plant has the ability to produce a toxic chemical in making any organism that eats it to go under illness and death. The scientist believes that this plant exhibits a powerful poison it is because the poison in the plant makes the animals discourage into eating it, preventing any or even further damage to the foxglove plant.