Question

You purchase two identical houseplants and place them side by side on your windowsill. You water both plants equally. One plant, plant a, you leave alone. On the other plant, plant b, you inject florigen into the cells of the apical meristem. Which of the following would you expect to occur? (Select all answer options that apply.)
a. While flowering, the leaves will stop growing on plant b because florigen inhibits leaf meristems.
b. In subsequent years, plant b will only generate flowers in the same place.
c. Plant b will produce a flower at its apical meristem.
d. Once the flower is gone, plant b will grow taller, but only from growth of lateral meristems.
e. Both plants will produce flowers at the same time, but plant b will have more of them.
f. Once the flower is gone, the apical meristem will develop again, and plant b will continue to grow from that stem.

Answer 1

Answer: Option E.

Both plants will produce flower at the same time but plant B will have more of them.

Explanation:

Florigen is a protein or hormone like molecule that help to control or boost flower production in plants. It is a flowering hormone. It is produced in plants leaves and acts on apical meristem or growing tips. The hormone is normally injected at the growing tips or apical meristem where flowers growth will be activated. Since plant B is injected with florigen,it will further trigger flower production on the plant than plant A .