Secondary metabolites such as nicotine, strychnine and caffeine are produced by plants for their
Nutritive value
Growth response
Defence action
Effect on reproduction
A wide variety of chemical substances that we extract from plants on a commercial scale (nicotine, caffeine, quinine, strychnine, opium, etc) are produced by them (plants) as defences against grazers and browsers.
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