Sean Cutler has shown how this molecule helps certain organisms deal with drought stress. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this isoprenoid hormone mimicked by the synthetic sulfon·amide pyrabactin. This hormone causes guard cells to shrink to reduce transpiration, and it works against gibberellin to maintain dormancy.
ANSWER: abscisic acid [or ABA; or abscisin II]
[10h] Name this director who was inspired by Thomas de Quincey to create the horror trilogy The Three Mothers. The second and third films of that trilogy are Inferno and Mother of Tears by this director.
ANSWER: Dario Argento
[10e] Abscisic acid inhibits this process, in which water fills the seed through imbibition, and amylase breaks down the endosperm layer. This process results in a plant embryo emerging from the seed.
ANSWER: germination [or word forms like germinating; or sprouting]
[10m] Argento’s first entry in The Three Mothers trilogy is this film, which was remade by Luca Guadagnino in 2018. In this film, Suzy Bannion kills the witch Helena Markos and flees a dance academy.
ANSWER: Suspiria
[10h] During germination, this part of the plant embryo is the first to emerge. This structure below the hypocotyl grows downward to become the root and is contrasted with the plumule.
ANSWER: radicle
[10e] Dario Argento is a director from this country and pioneered its giallo horror genre. Earlier directors from this country include Roberto Rossellini and Michelangelo Antonioni.
ANSWER: Italy [or Italian Republic or Repubblica Italiana]
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