Biological Science (6th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321976499
Author: Scott Freeman, Kim Quillin, Lizabeth Allison, Michael Black, Emily Taylor, Greg Podgorski, Jeff Carmichael
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 37, Problem 5TYU
Why was it logical to predict that amyloplasts function as statoliths?
a. They are dense and settle to the bottom of gravity-sensing cells.
b. They are present only in gravity-sensing cells.
c. They make a direct physical connection with membrane proteins that have been shown to be gravity-receptor molecules.
d. Their density changes in response to gravity.
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Biological Science (6th Edition)
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