A Scientist Finds Seeds of an Unknown Plant on Top

question 16

Multiple Choice

A scientist finds seeds of an unknown plant on top of the soil in a desert.She measures the concentration of two hormones in these seeds.After it rains,she collects more of these seeds,and finds that the concentration of the two hormones has changed.A graph of her results is shown above.If the scientist returns to the desert to collect more seeds,a few days later,what should she observe?

• A)The seeds that are still in the desert will be dormant.
• B)The seeds that are still in the desert will be germinating.
• C)The seeds that are still in the desert will be dead.
• D)The seeds that are still in the desert will have increased levels of hormones 1 and 2.

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