Gibberellins are also involved in _____, the rapid elongation of a floral stalk that occurs naturally in many plants when they initiate flowering.

A) abscission
B) ripening
C) tropisms
D) bolting
E) molting

Bolting

The production of a tall flower stalk by a plant that grows vegetatively as a rosette (growth habit with a short stem and a circular cluster of leaves).

Gibberellins

A group of plant hormones that regulate growth and influence various developmental processes, including stem elongation, germination, and flowering.

Floral Stalk

The stem or support of a flower, facilitating its connection to the rest of the plant.