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#blue light stomatal opening

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Blue light–induced stomatal opening is primarily mediated by:

Answer: C) Phototropins. For PSS-Sec-E-Sensory biology, remember the key idea and you’ll land on this option; the distractors usually swap cause and effect or confuse similar terms. Avoid: A) Phytochromes; B) Cryptochromes; D) UVR8. Name the process first, then pick the option that describes it — don’t reverse cause and effect.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.

Blue light mediated stomatal opening is perceived by:

Pick C: Zeaxanthin. Thinking through STOMATA MOVEMENT step by step rules out the lookalikes and leaves Zeaxanthin. Skip these: A) Phytochrome; B) Cryptochrome; D) Chlorophyll. For hormones and genes, match the molecule or gene to its real role, not a neighboring pathway.

Ref: Best CSIR NET Plant Physiology books: Master Unit 6 with Taiz & Zeiger and Salisbury & Ross. Crack Part C experimental questions with top textbooks.