An agar block filled with auxin is placed on top of a shoot that has had the shoot tip removed. The agar block is placed

so that it covers only one side of the top of the shoot. You would expect the shoot to ____.



a. stop growing
b. grow faster on the side away from the agar block
c. grow straight up
d. grow faster on the side with the agar block
e. grow faster on both the side away from the agar block and on the side with agar block


ANSWER: d

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