Describe how the length of a long night allows for flowering in short-day plants.

What will be an ideal response?


Pfr suppresses flowering in short-day plants. At the end of day, Pr has been transformed to Pfr. During the long night, Pfr degrades to Pr, allowing flowering to occur.

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spinal cord? a. houses connections between sensory and motor neurons b. serves as a reflex center c. its gray matter serves as passageway for nerve tracts to brain d. is covered with meninges e. is enclosed by vertebrae

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Why is allosteric regulation important to a cell?

A) It allows the cell to control how much of a metabolic product is produced. B) It allows the cell to control how much activation energy is required for enzymatic reactions. C) It reduces the cell's need for coenzymes. D) It allows the cell to switch to other sources of energy besides ATP.

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Which of the following organisms is a prokaryote?

A. algae B. archaea C. fungus D. protozoa E. both archaea and protozoa

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