If peach trees growing in specific mild climates of
the southern United States do not receive about 850
hours of temperatures below 40 degrees, they will
not produce flowers in the spring. This effect is
explained by which of the following terms?
a. photoperiodism
b. phototropism
c. senescence
d. vernalization
e. dormancy
Answer: d
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For the following set of organisms, indicate the order in which you would expect the number of species on the island to return to the pre-eruption equilibrium number. A. lizards, birds, butterflies, beetles B. birds, lizards, butterflies, beetles C. birds, butterflies, lizards, beetles D. birds, butterflies, beetles, lizards
The vessels that carry blood away from the heart in a closed circulatory system are referred to as
A. arteries. B. veins. C. capillaries. D. sinuses. E. auxiliary hearts.
Stable isotope analysis to indicate whether or not certain elements have been processed by an organism is based on the observation that
A. microbes generally prefer using the lighter of two stable isotopes. B. microbes have no preference as regards heavy versus light isotopes. C. microbes generally prefer using the heavier of two stable isotopes. D. None of the choices are correct.
If all the offspring of a testcross are alike and
resemble the organism being tested, then that parent is a. homozygous dominant. b. homozygous recessive. c. heterozygous. d. recessive. e. incompletely dominant.