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"Plants could readily develop seasonal responses for flowering based on temperature changes but have "elected" through evolution to manage their rhythms based on a comparison of daylight and darkness. Why has the day-night ratio system been selected?"

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Temperature is a gradation but day/night is all-or-nothing

Step-by-step explanation:

Temperature change is progressing. I.e from Hot to cold, it moves gradually along a gradient. But Night and Day is a two edged variance. It's either day or night, also know as the All-or-nothing .

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