You are slicing a green pepper for the pizza you are making at home. As you slice into it you notice lots of tiny pepper plants emerging from the seeds of the pepper. What phenomenon is happening and due to the lack of what?
A
Parthenocarpy, gibberellins
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B
Parthenocarpy, abscisic acid
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C
Vivipary, gibberellins
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D
Vivipary, abscisic acid
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Solution
The correct option is D Vivipary, abscisic acid Vivipary is the germination of seeds before they leave the parent plant and is caused by a deficit of abscisic acid which is a plant growth hormone.
Parthenocarpy is the development of fruit without fertilization. It can be induced by gibberellins, a plant growth hromone.