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Plant Reproduction
Ch. 3 L 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tropism | The response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus |
| Hormone | 1. A chemical that affects growth and development. (120) 2. The chemical product of an endocrine gland. |
| Photoperiodism | A plant’s 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 of time when an organism’s growth or activity stops |
| What are the three stimuli that produce plant responses? | Touch, gravity, and light are three important stimuli that trigger growth responses, or tropisms, in plants |
| Give an example of positive and negative trophisim. | If a plant grows toward the stimulus, it is said to show a positive tropism. If a plant grows away from a stimulus, it shows a negative tropism |
| What triggers a plant to flower? | The amount of darkness a plant receives determines the time of flowering in many plants |