Please answer the first question 1. What are the two main systems in plants and how do they relate to indeterminate growth. How are the two systemsconnected?2. Why is the surface-area to volume concept important for plants and how does this concept associate with plantstructure. Give specific examples from the text in your answer.3. What are the common themes seen in plant root systems? How do root show phenotypic plasticity? Give someexamples of modified roots in your answer.4. What are the common themes seen in plant shoot systems? How do shoot show phenotypic plasticity? Give somegsexamples of modified shoots in your answer.5. What are the common themes seen in plant leaf systems? How do leaves show phenotypic plasticity? Give someryexamples of modified leaves in your answer.Lert• PreviousNextMacBook Pro

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1. What are the two main systems in plants and how do they relate to indeterminate growth. How are the two systems connected? 2. Why is the surface-area to volume concept important for plants and how does this concept associate with plant

1. What are the two main systems in plants and how do they relate to indeterminate growth. How are the two systems connected? 2. Why is the surface-area to volume concept important for plants and how does this concept associate with plant

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1. What are the two main systems in plants and how do they relate to indeterminate growth. How are the two systems
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2. Why is the surface-area to volume concept important for plants and how does this concept associate with plant
structure. Give specific examples from the text in your answer.
3. What are the common themes seen in plant root systems? How do root show phenotypic plasticity? Give some
examples of modified roots in your answer.
4. What are the common themes seen in plant shoot systems? How do shoot show phenotypic plasticity? Give some
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examples of modified shoots in your answer.
5. What are the common themes seen in plant leaf systems? How do leaves show phenotypic plasticity? Give some
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examples of modified leaves in your answer.
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