首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
考研
Plants Found in Aspirin Synthesis Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. It turns out some plants like i
Plants Found in Aspirin Synthesis Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. It turns out some plants like i
admin
2013-05-04
70
问题
Plants Found in Aspirin Synthesis
Aspirin is among the most popular remedies used by people. It turns out some plants like it, too. Researchers at the National Center for Atmospheric Research were surprised to discover that stressed plants produce an aspirin-like chemical that can be detected in the air above the plants. The chemical may be a sort of immune response that helps protect the plants, the scientists speculated.
According to the researchers, the finding raises the possibility that farmers, forest managers and others may eventually be able to start monitoring plants for early signs of a disease, an insect infestation or other types of stress. Currently they often do not know if an ecosystem is unhealthy until there are visible indicators, such as dead leaves.
"Unlike humans, who are advised to take aspirin as a fever suppressant, plants have the ability to produce their own mix of aspirinlike chemicals, triggering the formation of proteins that boost their biochemical defenses and reduce injury," NCAR scientist Thomas Karl, the lead researcher, said in a statement. "Our measurements show that significant amounts of the chemical can be detected in the atmosphere as plants respond to drought, unseasonable temperatures or other stresses."
While researchers had known that plants in the laboratory produce a form of aspirin known as methyl salicylate, they had never looked for it in the forest. "But when they set up measuring devices in a walnut grove near Davis, California, to monitor plant emissions that can affect pollution, they discovered measurable amounts of methyl salicylate."
Previous studies have shown that plants being eaten by animals also produce chemicals that can be sensed by other plants nearby. The new findings, announced Thursday by NCAR in Boulder, Colo. , were published in the journal Biogeosciences. The research was funded by the National Science Foundation, NCAR’s sponsor.
Measuring instruments 100 feet above the ground measured methyl salicylate from plants that were stressed by a local drought and unseasonably cool nighttime temperatures followed by large daytime temperature increases. In addition to having an immune-like function, the chemical may be a means for plants to communicate to neighboring plants, warning them of the threat.
"These findings show concrete proof that plant-to-plant communication occurs on the ecosystem level," says NCAR scientist Alex Guenther, a co-author of the study. "It appears that plants have the ability to communicate through the atmosphere." Karl added, " If you have a sensitive warning signal that you can measure in the air, you can take action much sooner, such as applying pesticides. The earlier you detect that something’s going on, the more you can benefit in terms of using fewer pesticides and managing crops better."
According to the last paragraph, Alex Guenther______.
选项
A、is the leading researcher in NCAR
B、works in the National Science Fundation
C、is the only author of the paper published in Biogeosciences
D、believes plants can communicate with each other
答案
D
解析
事实细节题。本题考查有关亚历克斯·冈瑟的情况。文中并未提到.冈瑟是美国国家大气研究中心的首席研究员,只是在第三段中提到了首席研究员托马斯·卡尔,[A]错误;文中明确提到冈瑟就职于美国国家大气研究中心,而不是美国国家科学基金会,排除[B];冈瑟是该项研究的合作者,而不是唯一作者,[C]错误;最后一段引用了冈瑟的话,他认为这些研究结果证明了植物之间的确存在生态系统水平上的沟通,答案为[D]。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/eRd4777K
0
考研英语一
相关试题推荐
Thefollowingparagraphsaregiveninawrongorder.ForQuestions41-45,youarerequiredtoreorganizetheseparagraphsintoa
Lotsofcreaturesalreadyreproducewithoutsex.SincethebirthofLouiseBrown,thefirsttest-tubebaby,in1978,(1)_____of
Lotsofcreaturesalreadyreproducewithoutsex.SincethebirthofLouiseBrown,thefirsttest-tubebaby,in1978,(1)_____of
Oneofthemostfashionabletreatmentsfordisease,genetherapy,hassofarmadelittleheadwayintacklingoneofthemostmod
Oneofthemostfashionabletreatmentsfordisease,genetherapy,hassofarmadelittleheadwayintacklingoneofthemostmod
Theincreasingpopularityofmeditationresultsfrompeople’sneedforVariousmeditativetechniquesallrequires
TheGreatTransformationiscausedby______.Advancingtechnologycouldpossiblymakeus______.
TheGreatTransformationiscausedby______.Todayitisimpossibleforpeopletobuildaremarkablenewcivilizationbecause__
Accordingtothetext,theteachershortageissomethingFromthetextwecanconcludethattheauthor
(46)TelevisionhastransformedpoliticsintheUnitedStatesbychangingthewayinwhichinformationisdistributed,byalterin
随机试题
锦姜饭店提供代客泊车服务是履行什么性质的合同义务?()对于锦姜饭店门童代客泊车时将甲的车尾撞毁的行为,甲如果基于侵权要求饭店给予赔偿,那么赔偿范围包括()。
依据《安全生产许可证条例》的规定,安全生产许可证的有效期为()年。
货币市场基金是有效的现金管理32;具,它的投资收益按天计算,每日都有利息收入,投资者享受的是();同时,银行定期存款享受的是()。
在下列项目中,不应列入预算定额中的材料消耗量的是()。
M公司2011年下列科目的金额为:营业收入2000万元,营业成本1300万元,资产减值损失50万元,公允价值变动损失30万元,营业外支出100万元,所得税费用为40万元。假定不考虑其他因素的影响,则M公司2011年度的营业利润和净利润分别是()
简述人的全面发展学说的基本内容。
公民、法人或者其他组织认为有关行政机关的具体行政行为所依据的规定不合法,在对具体行政行为申请行政复议时,可以一并向行政复议机关提出对这些规定的审查申请。下列选项中属于这些规定的是()。
投射作用是指个人将自己不喜欢或不被社会所接受的冲动欲望、思想观念、性格特点等转嫁到他人身上,认为他人也有同样的特质。根据上述定义,下列属于投射作用的是:
抗日战争时期,中国共产党在同国民党顽固势力斗争时所遵循的原则是()
[*]
最新回复
(
0
)