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Plant growth
Ch 3 L5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tropism | The response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus. |
| Hormone | A chemical that affects growth and development. 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. |
| 3 stimuli that produce plant responses. | Touch, gravity, and light. |
| Positive and negative tropism. | Positive tropism is where a plant turns toward the sun and negative tropism is where a plant turns toward the stimuli. |
| What triggers a plant to flower. | The amount of darkness a plant receives. |