You Are Out Working in Your Garden, and You Notice

question 26

Multiple Choice

You are out working in your garden, and you notice that one of your favorite flowering plants has black, dead spots on the leaves. You immediately suspect that the plant has been invaded by a pathogen and has initiated a(n) ________.

• A) avirulence response
• B) hypersensitive response
• C) resistance response
• D) virulence response

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Definitions:

Auricle

The external portion of the ear, which captures sound waves and directs them into the ear canal.

External Auditory Canal

Short canal that opens to the exterior environment and terminates at the eardrum; part of the external ear.

Eardrum

Cellular membrane that separates the external from the middle ear; vibrates in response to sound waves; also called tympanic membrane.

Inner Ear

The innermost part of the ear, containing the cochlea, vestibule, and semicircular canals, responsible for sound detection and balance.