Growth of Organisms 1

What are the Four major environmental factors that can influence growth in organisms?

• cells, tissues, organs, organ systems

• atoms, molecules, macromolecules, DNA

• availability of food, light, space, and water.

• fire, water, earth, wind

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What is tropism?

• trying to trap something

• a directed growth or movement in response to a stimulus.

• something that grows in the tropics

What is this an example of ?

• Thigmotropism

• Phototropism

• Gravitropism

True or False: some fish, like koi, grow larger in large ponds than they would in small ponds.

• True

• False

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True or False: DNA, also referred to as heredity also affects how big a living organism can grow.

• True

• False

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What are some abiotic factors that affect the growth of plants?

• fungus that can make the plant sick

• insects that eat the plant

• light, space, temperature, soil composition, water

• geckos and lizards that crawl on the plant

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What are genetic factors?

• Competition with other plants and animals

• Traits in DNA that organisms inherit to help them survive

• Wind and rain

• Global warming

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True or False: Growth means increasing in size and maturity.

• True

• False

Which of these is a biotic factor that affects plant growth?

• heavy rain storms

• white flies that cover the plant

• not enough sunlight

• flooding

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Roots grow downward in response to gravity. This is an important behavior that helps plants grow roots into the soil, where they can soak up water and nutrients needed for the plant to survive. This is an example of which tropism?

• Gravitropism

• Phototropism

• Thigmotropism