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A field of potato plants has several discrete clusters of plants with blackened stems, while other areas are unaffected. What does this pattern most strongly suggest?

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A field of potato plants has several discrete clusters of plants with blackened stems, while other areas are unaffected. What does this pattern most strongly suggest?.

  1. A.A field-wide irrigation failure affecting all plants equally.
  2. B.Spread of a pathogen from several infection points.
  3. C.Sun scorch due to unusually hot weather at midday.
  4. D.Every plant is genetically identical.

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