Flowering

Question 1

vernalization

Answer 1

cold period needed for flowers to be produced

Question 2

long day

Answer 2

short night

Question 3

short day

Answer 3

long night

Question 4

critical night period

Answer 4

determines if a plant will grow under certain conditions

Question 5

when does a short night plant bloom

Answer 5

when the night is shorter than the critical night period

Question 6

when does a long night plant bloom

Answer 6

when the night is longer than the critical night period

Question 7

clock genes

Answer 7

genes expressed and result in mRNA and are expressed when critical period exceed (ln) or is less than (sn)

Question 8

how do plants bloom

Answer 8

Hd3a mRNA is turned into protein and transferred to the tip