A scientist wanted to create a weed killer that would specifically target the weeds that grew under his apple orchard. There are a number of areas he could target that would efficiently kill plants including: i. mitochondria ii. plasma membrane iii. rubisco iv. cytochrome b6f complex v. nuclear membrane vi. cell wall Which of the above areas would target the weeds, but not hurt the invertebrate animals that live in the soil? Multiple choice i, v, vi iii, iv, vi i, ii, v ii, iv, vi iv, v, vi
Question
A scientist wanted to create a weed killer that would specifically target the weeds that grew under his apple orchard. There are a number of areas he could target that would efficiently kill plants including:
i. mitochondria
ii. plasma membrane
iii. rubisco
iv. cytochrome b6f complex
v. nuclear membrane
vi. cell wall
Which of the above areas would target the weeds, but not hurt the invertebrate animals that live in the soil?
Multiple choice i, v, vi iii, iv, vi i, ii, v ii, iv, vi iv, v, vi
Solution
The answer is iii, iv, vi.
The reason is that invertebrate animals do not have the rubisco enzyme or the cytochrome b6f complex, which are involved in photosynthesis, a process unique to plants. Therefore, targeting these areas would not harm the invertebrates. The cell wall is also a structure that is found in plants but not in animals. Therefore, a weed killer that targets these areas would be specific to plants and would not harm the invertebrates in the soil.
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