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Ch. 8.5 vocab
Chapter 8 Science Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tropism | a plants growth response toward or away from a stimulus |
| hormone | produced by a plant is a chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops |
| auxin | one important plant hormone |
| photoperiodism | A plant's response to seasonal changes in length of night and day |
| short-day plant | flower when nights are longer than 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 | flowering cycle that is not sensitive to periods of light and dark |
| dormancy | a period when an organism's growth or activity stops |
| annual-flowering plants | flowering plants that complete a life cycle within one growing season |
| biennial | angiosperms that complete their life cycle in two years |
| perennial | flowering plants that live for more than two years |