Using a slow- and fast-growing variant of bamboo, Wei and colleagues looked at cell division, growth, and gene expression (through transcriptomics, which measures all the genes being expressed by an individual) to discover which genes may be responsible for fast growth in bamboo. They found that the slow-growing variant had reduced expression of genes relating to cell wall construction, the plant hormone auxin (important for cell growth and cell division), and had irregular cell growth and cell walls. Wei and colleagues suggest that a reduced ability to produce and perceive auxin, combined with a weakened cell wall, are responsible for the slow growth seen in the bamboo variant.
<span>The correct answer is "Absorption of rainfall by soil."
The hyrdosphere refers to all water on the earth's surface. The geosphere, in this context, refers to the solid parts of the earth (rocks, sand, etc.) Since rain is part of the hydrosphere and soil is part of the geosphere, rain soaking into the soil would be an interaction between the two. The other choices deal with changes in the hyrdrosphere, but there is no interaction with the geosphere.</span>
It doesn’t break food down no
