Which option identifies the likely result of the following scenario?

Teresa has planted several types of fruit-bearing trees in her backyard and is looking forward to the day that they will begin producing fruit. Fruit trees require pollination in order to bear fruit. Her apricot trees can self-pollinate, meaning that pollen transferred between flowers on the same tree is sufficient to enable them to bear fruit. This primarily happens with the help of honeybees. Her Granny Smith apple trees, however, require cross-pollination, meaning that they need pollen not only from another Granny Smith tree but also pollen from another type apple tree (e.g., Golden Delicious) planted nearby. The insect population had swelled this year and Teresa used a pesticide on her fruit trees that ended up killing her Golden Delicious apple trees.


A. She will get fruit from the apricot trees only.

B. She will get fruit from both the apricot and Granny Smith trees.

C. She will get fruit from none of the trees.

D. She will get fruit from the Granny Smith trees only.

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