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Ch3 L5
Identifying plants
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tropism | A plants growth response toward or away from a stimulus is called |
| Hormone | Is produced by a chemical that affects how you grow |
| Photoperodism | A plants response to seasonal changes in length of night and day is called |
| 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. 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 an example of positive and negative tropism. | positive: a plant grows toward a stimulus negative: a plant grows away from a stimulus |
| Tell me what triggers a plant to flower | Photoperiodism: The amount of darkness a plant receives determines the time of flowering in many plants. A plant's response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day is called photoperiodism. |