It Is Possible to Make Seedless Tomatoes by Removing the Anthers

Multiple Choice

It is possible to make seedless tomatoes by removing the anthers of the flower and putting a hormone (auxin) on the stigma of the tomato flower.Weekly applications are required.Over the course of development,the stigma and style fall off,and the ovary develops into a normal-looking tomato with no seeds.Normally,seed and fruit formation are coordinated using hormone signaling.What does the application of auxin indicate?

A) The stigma of a tomato flower produces auxin that is necessary for pollination.
B) It stimulates the development of the pericarp into the ovary wall.
C) Applied auxin must substitute for an auxin source in a developing seed.
D) All of the above answers apply.