Rapid turgor pressure changes in specialized multicellular swellings called ____________ are associated with leaves that move in response to touch or light.  

A.  petioles
B.  pulvini
C.  stipules
D.  pudicas
E.  coleoptiles


B.  pulvini

Pulvini are two-sided multicellular swellings located at the base of  leaves or leaflets in many plants.

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A) pyruvate B) malate or fumarate C) acetyl CoA D) ?-ketoglutarate E) succinyl CoA

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The genome of the single-celled eukaryote Saccharomyces cerevisiae is made up of ________ chromosome(s)

a. a single linear b. a single circular c. 2–5 circular d. 16 linear

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