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Plants Ch3 Les5
Term | Definition |
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Tropism | The response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus |
Hormone | The chemical product of an endocrine gland that affects growth and development |
Photoperiodism | A plant's response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day |
Critical Night Length | The number of hours of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower |
Dormancy | A period of time when an organism's growth or activity stops |
Three stimuli that produce plant responses | Touch, gravity, and development are 3 important stimuli that trigger growth responses in plants |
Examples of both Positive and Negative tropisms | When a plant tilts toward the sun, that is a positive tropism. When plants experience gravity, they resist and grow upward still, a negative tropism |
What triggers a plant to flower | The amount of darkness a plant receives Determines the time of flowering in many plants |
The reason why dormancy is important | Dormancy helps plants survive freezing temperatures and the lack of liquid water |