BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
BIOLOGY:THE ESSENTIALS (LL) W/CONNECT
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ISBN: 9781260670929
Author: Hoefnagels
Publisher: MCG CUSTOM
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Chapter 21, Problem 12WIO
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To determine:

The reason that young flowers are cut down before they grow to increase leaf production.

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Plants are the organisms that have the capability to produce food. They have a well-defined nucleus enclosed in a nuclear membrane. All the plants have some common components. These are leaves, flowers, and stem.

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