What Effect Does "Pinching Back" Have on a Houseplant

question 5

Multiple Choice

What effect does "pinching back" have on a houseplant?

• A) increases apical dominance
• B) inhibits the growth of lateral buds
• C) produces a plant that will grow taller
• D) stimulates lateral buds to grow
• E) increases the flow of auxin down the shoot

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Definitions:

Average Fixed Costs

Costs that remain constant in total regardless of changes in the level of production or output.

Marginal Costs

The incremental cost associated with the production of one more unit of a service or product.

ATC

Average Total Cost, the sum of all production costs divided by the quantity of output produced, representing the per-unit cost of production.

AVC

Average Variable Cost, which is the total variable costs of production divided by the quantity of output produced.