What aspect of chaparral shrubs is both a part of their defenses and the reason many are popular in cooking?

Aromatic oils .

Explanation:

Aromatic oils is used by the chaparral shrubs both a part of their defenses and for cooking purpose. The aromatic oils of chaparral shrubs help shrubs to eliminate their competitors present in the surrounding environment that compete for resources. These aromatic oils of chaparral shrubs provide protection against many predators as well as used in cooking due to its flavor.

Graph A

Explanation:

we need to find the slope using the slope formula y2-y1/x2-x1

Graph A:3-0/4-0

               3/4

Graph B: 4-0/4-0

                   1

Graph C: 5-0/4-0

              5/4

Graph D 8-0/4-0

                 2

These slopes are the cost per pound of apple and graph A has the smallest slope

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