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Growth Responses
Botany - Growth Responses
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What 3 items do seeds need for germination? | water, oxygen & the correct temperature |
| What term refers to the removal of the seed coat through scratching or nicking | scarification |
| What term is used to refer to tomato plants that continue to grow through out the growing season? | indeterminate |
| What term is used to refer to plants growing to a certain height and no taller? | determinate |
| What term is used to refer to plants that flower in response to the shortening of daylight? | short day plants |
| What plant is a short day plant? | chrysanthemums & poinsettias |
| What do we call plants that flower in response to short nights and long days? | long day plants |
| What plant is a long day plant? | clover & lettuce |
| What term do we use to the general response of plants to day length conditions. | photoperiodism |
| What does it mean to be a day-neutral plant? | day length has no impact on these plants |
| What is a plant that is day neutral | tomato & beans |
| What term is used to describe plants that flower in response to low temperatures? | vernalization |
| What is a plant that is impacted by vernalization? | winter wheat & carrots |
| What is another term for biological clock? | circadian rhythm |
| What is an example of a plant that experiences a biological clock? | prayer plants closing their leaves at night |
| What term is used to refer to the loss of water pressure in plant cells? | turgor pressure |
| What is a plant that moves in response to changes in turgor pressure? | sensitive plant & venus fly trap |
| What term is used to refer to the directional growth response resulting in permanent changes in the positions of plant parts? | tropism |
| What are plants experiencing when they grow toward or away from light? | phototropism |
| What are plants experiencing when they grow toward or away from gravity? | gravitropism |
| What are plants experiencing when they grow toward or away from a solid object? | thigmotropism |