3.23.2021 - Forces in Plants

3.23.2021 - Forces in Plants

Open Ended

What is "Force"?

Seedlings fight friction!

As a plant grows it has to force its way through the soil with an upward force.

More Friction

Plants fight other frictions too

Multiple Choice

The upward growth of plants with the respect of gravity is called -

• Geology

• Geopolitical

• Geophysical

• Geotropism

Multiple Choice

What is Turgor Pressure?

• The inward pressure water exerts on the cell wall

• the outward pressure the plant's skeleton pushes against the stem

• The outward pressure water exerts on the cell wall

• The outward pressure the plant's muscular system applies to the plant cells