What does a short-day plant need in order to flower?
a) a day that is longer than a certain length
b) a night that is longer than a certain length
c) a higher ratio of Pr to Pfr.
d) a burst of far-red light in the middle of the night
e) a burst of red light in the middle of the night
Answer: b) a night that is longer than a certain length
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rivers and streams. Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
One use of knowledge of relative water content (RWC) would be to develop plants for:
A. tolerance of water stress B. salt tolerance C. heat tolerance D. shock tolerance E. mineral tolerance
This chapter discussed six different ways to treat cancer. List at least five, and briefly explain each process
What will be an ideal response?
You discover that the underlying cause of a disease is a protein that is now less stable than the non-disease-causing version of the protein. This change is most likely to be due to ________
(a) a mutation within a gene. (b) a mutation within the regulatory DNA of a gene. (c) gene duplication. (d) horizontal gene transfer.