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FRST_V 303 101-107 2025W1 Weekly quiz #5 - Lectures 9 and 10 - Section 103, 104

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Select all of the following that are true:

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A.Indeterminate species usually have some of their leaves initiated in buds in the year before they fully develop, but some indeterminate species have no buds at all.

B.Lateral buds are always arranged in opposite pairs along deciduous branches.

C.Short shoots, also called spur shoots, have shorter internodes than long shoots.

D.Determinate species have primordia for all of the leaves that will develop in a growing season formed within buds the previous year.

E.Neoformed leaves are initiated in the year they fully mature; preformed leaves are initiated the previous year.

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Question analyzed: Determine which of the listed statements are true about shoot terminology and leaf initiation in plants. Option 1 (A): 'Indeterminate species usually have some of their leaves initiated in buds in the year before they fully develop, but some indeterminate species have no buds at all.' This aligns with the idea that indeterminate growth often involves buds that can initiate leaf primordia across years, and that there is variability among species, with some having very few or no buds visible in a given year. The first cla......Login to view full explanation

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