Turgor Pressure and Tropisms

A force is a push or pull that causes an object to move.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-1

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Plants can not exert force or move.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.4-LS1-1

Animal cells and plant cells have strong cell walls.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-1

When turgor pressure in a plant cell is high, the plant is rigid. (Rigid: hard to bend.)

• True

• false

Plants wilt when there is not enough water in their cells.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Turgor pressure is caused by turgor force.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What is an example of positive tropism?

• a plant moves towards sunlight

• a plant moves away from sunlight

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

What is an example of negative tropism?

• a plant moves towards sunlight

• a plant moves away from sunlight

The movement of plant parts in response to the direction of gravity

• Phototropism

• Heliotropism

• Geotropism

• Hydrotropism

growth of the hypocotyl of a seedling towards the light source

• Phototropism

• Heliotropism

• Geotropism

• Hydrotropism