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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman
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Chapter 29, Problem 7TYU
Two groups of tomatoes were grown in the laboratory, one with humus added to the soil and the other a control without humus. The leaves of the plants grown without humus were yellowish (less green) compared with those of the plants grown in humus-enriched soil. The best explanation for this difference is that
- A. the healthy plants used carbohydrates in the decomposing leaves of the humus for energy to make chlorophyll.
- B. the humus made the soil more loosely packed, so water penetrated more easily to the roots.
- C. the humus contained minerals such as magnesium and iron, needed for the synthesis of chlorophyll.
- D. the heat released by the decomposing leaves of the humus caused more rapid growth and chlorophyll synthesis.
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