Asked by christie xiong on Jun 19, 2024
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Biologists believe that a flower-producing substance called ____ is produced in the leaves and transported to the phloem.
A) auxin
B) florigen
C) brassinosteroid
D) abscisic acid
E) ethylene
Florigen
A plant hormone that promotes flowering, produced in the leaves and acts in the shoot apical meristem of buds and growing tips.
Phloem
The vascular tissue in plants responsible for the transport of nutrients, specifically sugars, from leaves to other parts of the plant.
- Absorb information regarding the flowering process in plants and the effect of photoperiodism.
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WM
Wuraola Martins-kuyeJun 20, 2024
Final Answer :
B
Explanation :
Florigen is the hypothetical flowering hormone that is believed to be produced in the leaves of plants and then transported to the shoot apical meristem to induce flowering.
Learning Objectives
- Absorb information regarding the flowering process in plants and the effect of photoperiodism.