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CH3 lesson5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tropism | The response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus. |
| Hormone | A chemical that affects growth and development. |
| 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 organism's growth or activity stops. |
| List three stimuli that produce plant responses. | Light, Gravity, and Touch. |
| Giving an example of both positive and negative tropism. | Positive Tropism: Plants grow towards light sources to carry out photosynthesis. Negative Tropism: Plants grow away from light sources to avoid excessive sunlight and potential damage. |
| Why is Dormancy important. | Dormancy is needed for survival, resource conservation, and successful reproduction in plants, seeds, and other organisms, allowing them to withstand bad environmental conditions. |
| Describe what triggers a plant to flower. | Plants flower in response to a combination of environmental cues, internal hormonal signals, day length, and temperature. |