Robbie and Saurab Are Pre-Med and Pre-Pharmacy Students, Respectively

question 27

Multiple Choice

Robbie and Saurab are pre-med and pre-pharmacy students, respectively. They complain to their biology professor that they should not have to study plants because plants have little relevance to their chosen professions. Which adaptations of land plants are likely to cause human health problems and provide Robbie with future patients?

• A) sporophyte dominance and defenses against herbivory
• B) defenses against herbivory and adaptations related to wind dispersal of pollen
• C) sporophyte dominance and adaptations related to wind dispersal of pollen
• D) sporophyte dominance, defenses against herbivory, and adaptations related to wind dispersal of pollen

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Definitions:

Triplet

In spectroscopy, a pattern of three closely spaced spectral lines or signals, often due to splitting in NMR or EPR spectroscopy caused by spin-spin coupling.

Signals

Manifestations or indicators that convey information or data, especially within the context of communication systems or analytical instrumentation.

Diastereotopic

Describes hydrogen atoms or groups in a molecule that are not equivalent in the three-dimensional structure, leading to different stereochemical outcomes.

Enantiotopic

Refers to two atoms or groups in a molecule that are mirror images of each other and can produce enantiomers upon substitution.