You grow two trays of Arabidopsis plants under identical conditions, except that one tray of plants is exposed to a gentle breeze for several hours each day
Compared to plants grown in calm conditions what would you expect to see in the wind-exposed plants?
I. changes in the expression of many genes
II. taller flower stalks
III. shorter flower stalks
IV. more flexible cell walls
V. no changes in 2nd messengers
VI. increases in 2nd messengers and/or phosphorylated proteins
VII. increased levels of Pfr
VIII. stiffer cell walls.
A) I, III, VI, VIII
B) II, IV, V, VII
C) III, IV, VII
D) VI, VII, VIII
E) wind has no effect on plant development
Answer: A
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