Q: What do willow trees produce to kill bacteria?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Many plants also produce hormones and toxins to fight pathogens. For example, willow trees, like the one in Figure below , produce salicylic acid to kill bacteria. The same compound is used in many acne products for the same reason.

 Choices:

- facultative acid

- Posion

- bacterial acid

- salicylic acid


A:
salicylic acid