The Series of Metabolic Events That Occurs Within Tomato Plants

question 18

Multiple Choice

The series of metabolic events that occurs within tomato plants in response to wounding is

• A)a systemic response.
• B)a waterfall effect.
• C)the hypersensitive response.
• D)a pathogen-specific response.
• E)resistance to coevolution.

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