You purchase two identical houseplants and place them side by side on your windowsill. You keep the soil moist in one of the plants (plant a), and you water the other plant (plant b) only once every two weeks
Do you expect the plants to be the same height after six months of
this watering regime?
A. Yes, because both plants are still getting
water.
B. Yes, because both plants are still getting
water and sunlight.
C. No, because the cells of the apical
meristem are unable to express meristem
identity genes without sufficient water in plant
b.
D. No, because the cells of the apical
meristem are unable to elongate without
sufficient water in plant b.
D
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