We Set Up an Experiment Where the Same Species of Plant

question 13

Multiple Choice

We set up an experiment where the same species of plant is grown in boxes covered with plastic that only allows a single color of light.In which box would we expect the least plant growth and even perhaps the death of the plant to occur?

• A) white
• B) blue
• C) red
• D) green
• E) indigo

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Definitions:

Gamete

A mature haploid male or female germ cell that is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote.

Diploid

An organism or cell having two sets of chromosomes or twice the haploid number, typifying most body cells except for gametes.

Chromosomes

Thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells, made of protein and a single molecule of DNA, responsible for carrying genetic information.

Sister Chromatids

Replicated forms of a chromosome joined together by a common centromere and eventually separated during cell division.