Tropisms and Turgor Pressure

Which plant would be stiff and rigid?

• A

• B

Which plant would be wilted or limp?

• A

• B

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The plant wilts when pressure .....

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is the tropism where plant responds to external stimiuli of gravity?

• gravitropism/geotropism

• phototropism

• thigotropism

• none of the above

What is the tropism where plants response is to grow towards light?

• gravitropism/geotropism

• phototropism

• thigotropism

• none of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What is the tropism where plants respond to external stimulus of touch?

• geotropism

• phototropism

• thigotropism

• none of the above

Poison Ivy growing on a tree by touch.

• Gravitropism 
• Phototropism
• Thigmotropism
• Hydrotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

You put a plant on a table near a window and notice that when you come home at the end of the day the plant has bent towards the window. What is this an example of?

• Geotropism

• Sonotropism

• Phototropism

• Thigmotropism

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

Plants curling around a pole or mailbox is an example of:

• Phototropism

• Germination

• Turgor pressure

• Thigmotropism

Wilting is a plant's response to:

• High turgor pressure

• Low turgor pressure

• Gravity

• Sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5