Multiple Choice
When an herbivore chews on plant tissue, molecules called _______ are formed. These molecules bind to a _______ in the plasma membrane of a _______ cell and initiate the formation of jasmonates. Jasmonate in turn binds to an inhibitor, releasing a transcription factor, which enters the nucleus, turning on genes that code for _______ and other substances important for plant defense.
A) elicitors; lipid; fatty acid; protease inhibitors
B) elicitors; receptor; companion; protease inhibitors
C) inhibin; lipid; nucleotide; proteases
D) systemin; receptor; nucleotide; proteases
E) stimulin; protein receptor; fatty acid; phosphatase inhibitors
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