Which of the following statements describes the hypothesis proposed to explain the regular arrangement of leaves around the stem?

A. Primordia are pre-programmed to grow in
a set arrangement.
B. Primordia are unable to communicate.
C. Chemical signals from developing leaf
primordia create regions preventing new
primordial growth.
D. Developing leaf primordia physically block
new primordial.
E. We do not currently have a hypothesis to
explain how these growth patterns occur.


C

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