Biology/Nicotine
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How does Nicotine effect the growth of a plant?
Hi Brisco
Nicotine is a very powerful toxin and how it effects plant growth depends upon the type of plant and they amount. Obviously large amounts would kill the plant. The presence of nicotine in the tobacco plant is an adaptation to protect the plant from insects. To study this more you should design an experiment to test it out.
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Walter Hintz
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Science teacher for over 50 years. MSc. in biology. I can answer questions in general biology, zoology, botany, anatomy and physiology and biochemistry.
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I have a MSc in biology and have been a science teacher for over 50 years. At present I am a faculty member at a college and a science consultant at seven catholic schools.
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