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on: Aug 16, 2013
Oat seedlings are sometimes used to study auxins because
A) they are a readily accessible monocot, and auxins affect only monocots.
B) they have a stiff coleoptile.
C) they green rapidly in the light.
D) their coleoptile exhibits a strong positive phototropism.
E) monocots inactivate synthetic auxins.


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Reply #1 on: Aug 20, 2013
I chose D and got the answer, hope that helps.


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