Tropisms and Hormones

The growth (or response) of a plant towards or away from LIGHT.

• Phototropism

• Geotropism

• Thigmotropism

• Hydrotropism

The growth (or response) of a plant towards or away from the Earth’s GRAVITY.

• Phototropism

• Geotropism

• Thigmotropism

• Hydrotropism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

The growth (or response) of a plant towards or away from TOUCH.

• Phototropism

• Geotropism

• Thigmotropism

• Hydrotropism

The growth (or response) of a plant towards WATER.

• Phototropism

• Geotropism

• Thigmotropism

• Hydrotropism

A chemical messenger produced in an organism that simulates or suppresses the activity of cells.

• tropism

• hormone

• light

• gravity

Tags

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Match each word with its description.

• Plants' response to a touch stimulus

• Hydrotropism

• Plants' response to gravity

• Gravitropism

• Plants' response to moisture

• Thigmotropism

• Plants' response to a light stimulus

• Phototropism

what type of tropism is occurring here?

• phototropism

• thigmotropism

• gravitropism

• tropictropism

What tropism is being depicted

• Thigmotropism

• Phototropism

• Gravitropism

• Hydrotropism

Which plant hormone is a gas?

• auxin

• gibberellin

• ethylene

• cytokinin

Which of the following hormone stimulates cell division in plants?

• auxin

• gibberellin

• abscisic acid

• cytokinin

Answer explanation

Cytokinin stimulates cell division in the plants. It is found in fruits and seeds of the plant.