Plants are raised under artificial lights turned off and on by an electric clock. Some are given long periods of light, others short periods. This is an example of:

A. deductive reasoning
B. a hypothesis
C. an experiment
D. inductive reasoning
E. a theory


Answer: C

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Thigmotropism

What will be an ideal response?

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