Which statement concerning phytochrome-induced responses is false ?
A) All responses are rapid and short term.
B) Red light causes potassium channels to open.
C) The absorption of light by one part of the phytochrome molecule triggers a conformational change in another part.
D) Phytochrome activates transcription of the gene for a subunit of rubisco.
E) Far-red light causes potassium channels to close.

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Phytochrome-induced responses can be both rapid and short term or slow and long term, including changes in gene expression that lead to developmental changes, which contradicts the statement that all responses are rapid and short term.

Which Statement Concerning Phytochrome-Induced Responses Is False