You Are Doing Research on Rodent Populations in a Cornfield

question 47

Multiple Choice

You are doing research on rodent populations in a cornfield at night and are hearing popping noises.Your research assistant is getting scared.Having taken biology, you can explain to your assistant that the popping sound is due to

• A)the apical meristem cells in the corn stalks elongating.
• B)the developing of the kernels of corn on the ears of the corn stalks.
• C)the expansion of the lateral meristems increasing the girth of the corn stalk.
• D)the growth of the intercalary meristems inside the corn stalk.

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