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Plant stuff
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tropism | Plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus |
| Hormone | Chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops |
| Auxin | Speeds up the rate at which plant's cells grow and controls a plant's response to light |
| Photoperiodism | Plants response to seasonal changes in the length of night and dry |
| Critical night length | Number of of hours of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower |
| Dormancy | A period when an organism's growth or activity stops |
| Short-day plant | Flowers when the nights are longer than a critical length |
| Long-day Plant | Flower when nights are shorter than a critical length |
| Day-neutral plants | Flowering cycle that is not sensitive to periods of light and dark |