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8.5 Science Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tropism | a plants growth response toward or away from a stimulus |
| hormone | chemical that effects how the plant grows and develops |
| auxin | controls a plant's response to light |
| photoperiodism | a plant's response to seasonal changes in length of night and day |
| short-day plant | flower when nights are longer that a critical length |
| long-day plant | flower 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 plant | their flowering cycle is not sensitive to periods of light and dark |
| dormancy | a period when an organism's growth or activity stops |
| annuals | flowering plant that completer a life cycle within one growing season |
| bienials | angiosperms that complete their life in two years |
| perenials | flowering plants that live for more than two years |