Which Part of a Seedling Is Sensitive to Light

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which part of a seedling is sensitive to light?

• A) The entire seedling
• B) The entire shoot above the roots
• C) The entire coleoptile
• D) The coleoptile region several millimeters below the tip
• E) The tip of the coleoptile

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