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Chapter 8.5 Vocab Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tropism | A plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus. |
| Hormone | Affects how the plant grows and develops. |
| Auxin | Important plant hormone that speeds up the rate at which a plant's cells grow. |
| Photoperiodism | A plant's response to seasonal changes in length of night and day. |
| Short-Day Plants | When the nights are longer than a critical length. |
| Long-Day Plant | When nights are shorter than a critical length. |
| Critical Night Length | The number of hours of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower. |
| Day-Neutral Length | Their flowering cycle isn't sensitive to periods of light and dark. |
| Dormancy | A period when an organism's growth or activity stops. |
| Annuals | Flowering plants that complete a life cycle within one growing season. |
| Biennails | Angiosperms that complete their life cycle in two years. |
| Perennials | Flowering plants that live for more than two years. |