If a plant produces flowers when exposed only to alternating periods of 5 hours light and 3 hours dark in a 24-hour cycle, then the plant should be a

Short-day plant

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Long-day plant

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Short-long day plant

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Solution

The correct option is B Short-long day plant
The short-long day plants are the plants that initiate flower buds only when a sequence of short days are followed by long days. The plants were introduced to alternating periods of 5 hours light and 3 hours dark in a 24-hour cycle. This condition helps in initiating flowering.
Thus, the correct answer is option C.

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