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22 Cards in this Set
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Mendel's dwarf plants do not produce enough of...
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Gibberellin
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Can cause a plant to produce seedless fruits...
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Auxin
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Keep this away from fruit being transported over long periods...
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Ethylene
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Stops the growth of an embryo as a seed is developing...
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Abscisic acid
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Prevents buds/branches from developing from the main shoot...
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Apical dominance
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If a plant falls over the shoots will bend and grow up...
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Gravitropism
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Fruits/leaves fall off...
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Abscission
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Shoots grow toward light. Roots grow away from light.
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Phototropism
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A growth regulator once thought to control abscission.
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ABA
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Produces multiple copies of a DNA sequence.
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P.C.R.
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An insecticidal bacterium
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B.t.
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For example: a virus that controls rabbit populations
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I.P.M.
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Some killer chemicals from the human arsenal of toxins. Which is commonly used to kill insects?
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Nicotine
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Some killer chemicals from the human arsenal of toxins. Which is commonly used to kill bacteria?
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Glyphosphate
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What is E. coli?
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1. A pathogenic bacterium which makes people sick.
2. A valuable bacterium which makes your life easier. |
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Bacillus thuringlersis is a bacterium which...
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Occurs in different strains which each kill specific insect species.
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What percentage of the U.S. soybean crop in 2006 is genetically modified?
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More then 50%
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How efficient is photosynthesis in converting the sun's energy into chemical energy?
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Less than 2%
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What is wheat rust caused by?
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Fungi
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Is fertilizer used on a large, well managed farm necessary?
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Yes
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Primary producers in a community ecology sense are...
-farmers, cattle, fields, or beans? |
Beans
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Mycorrhizae are...
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Helpful fungi
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