Biology: The Dynamic Science (MindTap Course List)
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781305389892
Author: Peter J. Russell, Paul E. Hertz, Beverly McMillan
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 30, Problem 10TYK
In a college greenhouse, a new employee observes fuzzy mycorrhizae in the roots of all the plants. Destroying no part of the plants, she carefully removes the mycorrhizae. The most immediate result of this “cleaning” is that the plants cannot:
a. carry out photosynthesis.
b. absorb water through their roots.
c. transport water up their stems.
d. extract as much nitrogen from soil.
e. store carbohydrates in their roots.
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