To Initiate Stomatal Opening, K⁺ Ions

question 115

Multiple Choice

To initiate stomatal opening, K⁺ ions

• A) passively diffuse into guard cells.
• B) passively diffuse out of guard cells.
• C) are driven into guard cells by a charge gradient.
• D) are actively transported out of guard cells.
• E) bond to receptor sites on guard cell walls.

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