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A plant that requires up to 16 hours of daylight would be considered which of the following?
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a short-day plan
a long-day plant
a day-neutral plant
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During the winter, a plant decides to conserve energy and produces hormones that prevent growth. Which type of plant hormone is most likely being produced?
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gibberellin
auxin
growth retardant
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A plant that requires up to 16 hours of daylight would be considered which of the following?
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During the winter, a plant decides to conserve energy and produces hormones that prevent growth. Which type of plant hormone is most likely being produced?
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An apple begins to rot in a basket. Because of this, all other apples in the basket begin to rot as well. Which plant hormone is most likely responsible?
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Charles Darwin recognized the plant, Medicago, in his book "The Power of Movement in Plants". In his book, he describes the habit of the plant stems to bend inwards and the leaves to curl up at night. He described it as the plant sleeping. What type of movement did Charles Darwin recognize?
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Angiosperms have adapted to many different types of environments. Even the seeds will remain dormant until ideal conditions are met for germination. Which plant hormone inhibits other plant hormones to cause dormancy in seeds?
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Calor is Latin for heat. Assume a plant bends so that it begins moving towards sources of heat. Which type of movement might this be called?
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A vascular plant grows in an area with very few trees. Because of this, it has adapted to produce more of a hormone that causes the leaves to grow outward making the plant bushier. Which plant hormone is this plant producing?
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Some cities contain many old pipes to transport water to residential areas. Occasionally, if the pipe leaks, tree roots will begin to grow around the pipe causing it to eventually burst. Which type of plant movement causes this?
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A farmer creates a cultivar of cherries that grow without a pit (seed). In order for the fruit to grow large, he decides to spray a plant hormone on the small fruits. Which plant hormone should he choose to maximize the seedless fruit's size?
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A small plant grows out of the side of a brick wall. As soon as it emerges, the main shoot begins growing upwards. Which type of plant movement is most likely represented?
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A plant is placed into a box. A small hole is cut into the box so that it can be watered daily without opening the box. After several days the box is opened and the plant is shown to be bending towards the hole in the box. Which of the following types of plant movement is most likely represented?
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Which of the following best represents a plant that flowers only after the second year of life?
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A plant has bolted in its first year of growth. This is a type of apical dominance. Which plant hormone is most likely responsible for this?
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A plant grows best when there is 15-17 hours of darkness and only about 9-11 hours of light. This causes it to flower in early spring. Which type of plant would this be considered?