Which option describes the likely result of the damage in the following scenario? During the process of germination, the radicle of a dicot seed is damaged by gnawing rodents.

root growth will be slowed or stopped

the cotyledon will fail to open and provide nourishment

hypocotyl growth will be slowed or stopped

germination will halt

Can bacteria reproduce in a way such that when you start out with two bacteria, you get five bacteria? why or why not? * a. yes, because bacteria reproduce sexually, and can produce any number of offspring, just as humans do. b. no, because bacteria grow at an exponential rate. c. no, because when bacteria reproduce, they split into two parts, and two bacteria splitting would result in four bacteria.