Taxol, a secondary metabolite from the bark of the Pacific yew tree, is used as a treatment for high blood pressure. headaches. breast cancer. indigestion. diabetes. Multiple Choice 2 points Why don't ants that protect the Acocia tree scare off bees trying to pollinate the tree's flowers? Parasitoid wasps protect the bees from attack. The bees fly in and out quickly. The bees are too big. They can't climb to the tops of the tree. The open flowers contain a chemical that is an ant deterrent. Multiple Choice 2 points Egg activation by sperm entry is associated with a sudden increase in protein synthesis. What must be true of these proteins? They are histone proteins. They are from maternal mRNAs. They are from paternal mRNAs. They are small peptides.