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Plant Responses and
CH 3 L5
| Question, Term | Answer, Definition |
|---|---|
| Tropism | Touch, gravity, and light are three important stimuli that trigger growth responses, or tropism, in plants |
| Hormone | A hormone produced by plant is a chemical that affects how the plant grows and develops |
| Photoperiodism | The amount of darkness a plant receives determines the time of flowering in many plants |
| Critical night length | Some plants will only bloom when the nights last a certain length of time called the critical night length |
| Dormancy | Dormancy helps plants survive freezing temperatures and the lack of liquid water |
| Tell me the three stimuli that produce plant responses | Touch, gravity, and light |
| Give me an example of positive and negative tropism | Warmth from the sun is positive but cold from bad weather is negative |
| Tell me what triggers a plant to flower | A hormone called auxin and light affect how the plant grows |