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Apr
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comment How do trees manage to grow equally in all directions?
Lots of questions are nested here - tree growth and its regulation, reaction wood, heliotropism - might be good to focus it
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revised How do trees manage to grow equally in all directions?
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Apr
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accepted What is the difference between “dikaryotic” and “heterokaryotic” states in the sexual lifecyles of fungi?
Apr
18
comment What is the difference between “dikaryotic” and “heterokaryotic” states in the sexual lifecyles of fungi?
Good answer, thanks - one other thing I found is that a dikaryon may then divide, with each nucleus being replicated once per division, to form dikaryotic hyphae. In Basidiomycota, the entire basidiocarp (mushroom) is formed from these dikaryotic hyphae.
Apr
13
comment Why do plants' leaves become enlarged in low light areas?
Also, plants that adapted to a "shady" ecological niche are competing less for access to direct sunlight, and therefore have less need to invest in height or the larger stem this requires.
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Apr
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revised How will rising carbon dioxide levels in the troposphere affect photosynthetic producers?
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answered How will rising carbon dioxide levels in the troposphere affect photosynthetic producers?
Mar
27
revised If the xylem of a woody plant is composed of dead tissue, how does sapwood become heartwood?
clarified a couple points
Mar
26
answered If the xylem of a woody plant is composed of dead tissue, how does sapwood become heartwood?
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revised What is the difference between “dikaryotic” and “heterokaryotic” states in the sexual lifecyles of fungi?
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asked What is the difference between “dikaryotic” and “heterokaryotic” states in the sexual lifecyles of fungi?
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Mar
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revised What do we know about LUCA?
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answered What do we know about LUCA?