Plant Responses

Front

What is the movement or growth of a plant in response to light?

Back

Phototropism

Front

Which type of tropism is the growth response to touch?

Back

Thigmotropism

Front

What is the term for a change in a plant's direction of growth in response to a stimulus?

Back

Tropism

Front

What is the growth response of a plant to gravity called?

Back

Geotropism

Front

What is the growth response of a plant to water called?

Back

Hydrotropism

Front

What is the term for the bending of a plant towards a light source?

Back

Phototropism

Front

What type of tropism occurs when a plant grows around an object it touches?

Back

Thigmotropism

Front

What is the response of roots growing downward in response to gravity?

Back

Positive Geotropism

Front

What is the response of stems growing upward in response to gravity?

Back

Negative Geotropism

Front

What is the term for the growth of a plant towards moisture?

Back

Hydrotropism