Problem:
Question 1: Statoliths are what kind of plastid?
a. chloroplasts
b. leucoplasts
c. amyloplasts
d. chromoplasts
e. proteinoplasts
Question 2: Statocytes hang from the tops of special gravity-sensing cells like stalagtites to allow plants
to detect gravity.
a. True
b. False
Question 3: Statoliths exert tension or pressure on endoplasmic reticulum, actin and microtubule
cytoskeleton depending on gravity forces on cells in the stem endodermis and columella in
the root cap.
a. True
b. False
Give reasoning with your answer.