Chapter 39: Q39-4TYU (page 869)
How may a plant respond tosevereheat stress?
(A) by reorienting leaves to increase evaporative cooling
(B) by creating air tubes for ventilation
(C) by producing heat-shock proteins, which may protect the plant鈥檚 proteins from denaturing
(D) by increasing the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in cell membranes, reducing their fluidity
Short Answer
The statement 鈥渂y reorienting leaves to increase evaporative cooling鈥 isfalse.
The statement 鈥渂y creating air tubes for ventilation鈥 isfalse.
The statement 鈥渂y producing heat-shock proteins, which may protect the plant鈥檚 proteins from denaturing鈥 is true.
The statement 鈥渂y increasing the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in cell membranes, reducing their fluidity鈥 is false.