One Is Most Likely to See Guttation in Small Plants

question 4

Multiple Choice

One is most likely to see guttation in small plants when the

• A) transpiration rates are high.
• B) root pressure exceeds transpiration pull.
• C) preceding evening was hot, windy, and dry.
• D) water potential in the stele of the root is high.
• E) roots are not absorbing minerals from the soil.

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Definitions:

tRNA

Transfer RNA, a type of RNA molecule that helps decode a messenger RNA (mRNA) sequence into a protein during the process of translation.

Polyribosome

A complex consisting of a number of ribosomes attached to an mRNA during translation; also known as a polysome.

Ribosomes

Molecular machines within cells where proteins are synthesized, following the instructions encoded in RNA.

mRNA

Messenger RNA, which carries genetic information from DNA to the ribosome, where it serves as a template for protein synthesis.