9.4.3.1 - Photoperiodism
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What is photoperiodism?
💡 Hint: Think about how plants respond to seasons.
Name a short-day plant.
💡 Hint: Which flower is popular in the fall?
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What type of plants flower when nights are longer than a certain length?
💡 Hint: Consider when these plants tend to bloom.
True or False: Phytochromes are involved in light sensing for flowering.
💡 Hint: Think about their role in sensing light.
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Design an experiment to test how different light durations affect the flowering time of two plants: a short-day plant and a long-day plant.
💡 Hint: Consider how you would set up the conditions for each plant.
Discuss how a sudden shift in climate leading to longer summers might impact the reproductive cycles of short-day and long-day plants.
💡 Hint: Think about resource competition and environmental adaptation.
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