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Ch3 L5
Plant Responses and Growth
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tropism | A plants growth response toward or away from a stimulus is called tropism |
| Hormone | A chemical produced by plant that affects how the plant grows and develops |
| Photoperiodism | A plants response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day |
| Critical night length | The number of hours of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower |
| Dormancy | A period when an organism’s growth or activity stops |
| Tell me the three stimuli that produce plant responses | Touch, gravity, and light |
| Give an example of positive and negative tropism | If the plant grows towards the stimulus it’s positive, if it grows away from the stimulus it’s negative |
| Tell me what triggers a plant to flower | The amount of darkness a plant receives determines the time of flowering in many plants |