Suppose That Botanists Have Discovered a New Plant Hormone and They

question 19

Multiple Choice

Suppose that botanists have discovered a new plant hormone and they hypothesize that it is required for normal leaf shape.Which experimental result would not support this hypothesis?

• A) A mutant with abnormal leaf shape is found to lack the hypothesized hormone.
• B) A chemical that is isolated is found to affect leaf shape when applied to the young tip of developing plants.
• C) Plants in which the synthesis of the hypothesized hormone is inhibited develop abnormal leaves.
• D) Removal of the young tip of the plant causes the development of abnormal leaf shape.
• E) Treatment of a leaf-shape mutant plant with the hypothesized hormone restores normal leaf development.

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