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What Happens When a Seed Absorbs Water and Causes the Plant

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What happens when a seed absorbs water and causes the plant embryo to release gibberellin?


A) glucose levels decrease as a direct effect of gibberellin on the endosperm
B) the aleurone starts expressing amylase inhibiting transcriptional repressors
C) a protein-rich layer of cells surrounding endosperm starts growing in response to the hormone
D) the endosperm absorbs the hormone
E) amylase is released from the aleurone and breaks down starch in endosperm

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