
The cylinders in this experiment represent a 24-hour period. The light area represents light periods during a 24-hr. period and the dark area represents dark periods during a 24-hr. period. The critical length of dark vs. light periods for flowering is depicted by the dotted line. Note that some plants are flowering and some are not flowering. Study the results of this experiment on photoperiodism and flowering to determine whether the following statements are true or false.
-Went's experiment in 1926 with oat coleoptiles showed that agar that absorbed auxin from the tips would cause a tipless shoot to curve away from the side where he had placed the agar,suggesting that auxin causes cells to elongate.
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