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Author: Matthew Douglas, Jung Choi, Mary Ann Clark
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Chapter 8, Problem 14RQ
Three of the same species of plant are each grown under a different colored light for the same amount of time. Plant A is grown under blue light, Plant B is grown under green light, and Plant C is grown under orange light. Assuming the plants use only chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b for photosynthesis, what would be the predicted order of the plants from most growth to least growth?
- A, C, B
- A, B, C
- C, A, B
- B, A, C
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