Campbell Biology with MasteringBiology Canvas Direct Integration for BSC 2011 University of South Florida, 1/e
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Chapter 36.1, Problem 2CC
Some plants can detect increased levels of light reflected from leaves of encroaching neighbors. This detection elicits stem elongation, production of erect leaves, and reduced lateral branching. How do these responses help the plant compete?
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Campbell Biology with MasteringBiology Canvas Direct Integration for BSC 2011 University of South Florida, 1/e
Ch. 36.1 - Why is long-distance transport important for...Ch. 36.1 - Some plants can detect increased levels of light...Ch. 36.1 - WHAT IF? If you prune a plant's shoot tips, what...Ch. 36.2 - If a plant cell immersed in distilled water has a...Ch. 36.2 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.2 - How would the long-distance transport of water be...Ch. 36.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 36.3 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.3 - WHAT IF? Suppose an Arabidopsis mutant lacking...Ch. 36.3 - MAKE CONNECTIONS How are the Casparian strip and...
Ch. 36.4 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.4 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.4 - WHAT IF? If you buy cut flowers, why might the...Ch. 36.4 - Prob. 4CCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 1CCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.5 - Prob. 3CCCh. 36.5 - WHAT IF? Apple growers in Japan sometimes make a...Ch. 36.6 - How do plasmodesmata differ from gap junctions?Ch. 36.6 - Prob. 2CCCh. 36.6 - WHAT IF? Suppose plants were genetically modified...Ch. 36 - How did the evolution of xylem and phloem...Ch. 36 - Is xylem sap usually pulled or pushed up the...Ch. 36 - Prob. 36.3CRCh. 36 - Prob. 36.4CRCh. 36 - Prob. 36.5CRCh. 36 - By what mechanisms is symplastic communication...Ch. 36 - Prob. 1TYUCh. 36 - Prob. 2TYUCh. 36 - Prob. 3TYUCh. 36 - Photosynthesis ceases when leaves wilt, mainly...Ch. 36 - Prob. 5TYUCh. 36 - A plant cell with a of -0.65 MPa maintains a...Ch. 36 - Compared with a cell with few aquaporin proteins...Ch. 36 - Prob. 8TYUCh. 36 - EVOLUTION CONNECTION Large brown algae called...Ch. 36 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY INTERPRET THE DATA A Minnesota...Ch. 36 - SCIENTIFIC INQUIRY Cotton plants wilt within a few...Ch. 36 - WRITE ABOUT A THEME: ORGANIZATION Natural...Ch. 36 - Prob. 13TYU
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