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3.5
8th period
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Tropism | The response of a plant towards or away from stimulus |
| hormone | A chemical that affects the growth and development chemical production of an endocrine gland |
| photoperiodism | A plant response to a seasonal change in the length of night and day |
| critical night length | The number of hours that determines whether the plant or not or flower |
| dormancy | A period of time when an organism growth actively stops |
| List three stimulus that produce plant responses | Touch gravity and light |
| give an example about positive and negative tropisms | Positive is towards light negative is away from light |
| describe what triggers a plant to flower | auxin causes a plant to flower |
| why is dormancy important | Help plants survive in a lack of temperature, the lack of water |