How Can Root Cells Grow From Shoot Cells

Question: What was the purpose of the dogwood experiment?

Answer: determine the most effective way to stimulate root growth in dogwoods

Question: How can root cells grow from shoot cells?

Answer: Each cell contains all the instructions for every part of the plant.

Question: Which treatment was least effective in the dogwood experiment?

Answer: soaking in water for 24 hours

Question: Why were the shoot cuttings soaked in water?

Answer: to simulate a spring-time environment

Question: Select all of the following reasons why the rooting powder stimulated root growth.

Answer: -The powder sent chemical signals to initiate cell division.

-It sent chemical signals promoting cells to differentiate.

Question: The first phase of mitosis is

Answer: prophase

Question: If you noticed chromosomes lined up near the middle of the cell, the cell would most likely be in

Answer: metaphase

Question: Mitosis involves the equal division of

Answer: chromosomes

Question: Cells that can differentiate into any cell type in an organism are referred to as ______ cells.

Answer: stem

Question: __________ are responsible for telling cells how to behave.

Answer: genes