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Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tropism | a plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus |
| hormone | produced by a plant is a chemical that affects how the plant grows and develop |
| auxin | speeds up the rate at which a plant's cell grow |
| photoperiodism | a plant's response to seasonal changes in length of night and day |
| short-day plants | flower when nights are longer than a critical length |
| long-day plants | flower when nights are shorter than a critical length |
| critical night length | the number of hours of darkness that determines whether or not sensitive to periods of light and dark |
| day-neutral plants | their flowering cycle is not sensitive to periods of light and dark |
| dormancy | a period when an organism's growth or activity stops |
| annulas | flowering plants that complete a life cycle in within a growing season |
| biennials | angiosperm that complete their life cycle in two years |
| perennials | flowering plants that live for more than two years |