单选题Which of the following statements is NOT true?AA North Korean and his colleagues have found two sound-sensitive genes in rice.BPlants have a sense of light.CPlants have a sense of touch.DPlants can taste.
单选题
Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A
A North Korean and his colleagues have found two sound-sensitive genes in rice.
B
Plants have a sense of light.
C
Plants have a sense of touch.
D
Plants can taste.
参考解析
解析：
录音中提到在South Korea的the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology in Suwon工作的Mi-Jeong Jeong和他的同事声称在大米中发现了两种对声波有反应的基因。因此选项A提到的“一个朝鲜人”有误。
【录音原文】
Can plants hear? They all respond to light, which affects how they optimize growth and survival. Plants also have a sense of touch, allowing them to stiffen in response to wind, and a “taste” for nutrients. But whether they respond to sound is a mystery. Now Mi-Jeong Jeong of the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology in Suwon, South Korea, and colleagues claim to have identified two genes in rice that respond to sound waves. They also say that the promoter of one of the sound-sensitive genes could be attached to other genes to make them respond to sound, too.
录音中提到在South Korea的the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology in Suwon工作的Mi-Jeong Jeong和他的同事声称在大米中发现了两种对声波有反应的基因。因此选项A提到的“一个朝鲜人”有误。
【录音原文】
Can plants hear? They all respond to light, which affects how they optimize growth and survival. Plants also have a sense of touch, allowing them to stiffen in response to wind, and a “taste” for nutrients. But whether they respond to sound is a mystery. Now Mi-Jeong Jeong of the National Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology in Suwon, South Korea, and colleagues claim to have identified two genes in rice that respond to sound waves. They also say that the promoter of one of the sound-sensitive genes could be attached to other genes to make them respond to sound, too.
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