AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT RESPONSES TO STIMULI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A ____ is an example of a day-neutral plant.
A
carnation
B
poinsettia
C
rose
D
All choices are correct
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Some of the day-neutral plants examples are rose, tomatoes, cucumber, etc. Day-neutral plants flower after attaining a certain developmental stage. The flowering is not based on photoperiodism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Day-neutral plants, such as cucumbers, roses, tomatoes, and Ruderalis (autoflowering cannabis) do not initiate flowering based on photoperiodism.

Detailed explanation-3: -And some plants form flowers regardless of day length. Botanists call these “day-neutral” plants. Tomatoes, corn, cucumbers and some strawberries are day neutral.

Detailed explanation-4: -Day Neutral Varieties Day-neutral strawberries will continue to set and ripen fruit all summer long until a hard frost puts them into dormancy. Day-neutral refers to the light sensitivity of the variety. Day-neutral strawberries will blossom and set fruit no matter how long or short the days are.

Detailed explanation-5: -A plant that flowers regardless of the length of the period of light it is exposed to, is called as day neutral plant. For example-Rice, corn and the cucumber are day neutral plants.

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