Tropisms and Turgor Pressure

A plant's root grow in a downward direction in response to what force? 

• sunlight
• gravity
• soil
• turgor pressure

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What force allows a plant to become more rigid and stand upright?

• turgor pressure
• geotropism
• photosynthesis
• phototropism

A plant bending toward a window is an example of ...

• phototropism
• gravity
• geotropism
• turgor pressure

Define homeostasis.

• Maintaining balance in a living organism.

• The imbalance inside of an organism.

• None of the above.

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The movement of roots toward the ground or the movement of stems away from the ground

• hydrotropism

• geotropism

• thigmotropism

• phototropism

What is thigmotropism?

• The movement of plants in response to touch

• The movement of plants toward the sun

• A prokaryote's movement inside the bloodstream

• The movement of plants in response to gravity

The plant wilts when pressure .....

• increases

• decreases

• stays the same

• none of the above

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This plant will most likely be _______________.

• Limp or wilted

• stiff and rigid

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This plant would most likely be __________________.

• Limp or wilted

• Stiff and rigid

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5