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Tropic Responses

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 18mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which type of tropism is represented in the GIF?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Geotropism

2.

Which type of tropism is represented in the photograph?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Geotropism

3.

Which of the following is true of a tropic response?

a)

a growth response.

b)

produced by certain part of a plant.

c)

a response to a unidirectional stimulus.

d)

a slow response.

4.

Phototropic response

a)

is a response to uniform light.

b)

is positive in root tip.

c)

is negative in shoot tip.

d)

allows the maximum absorption of light by leaves.

5.

By comparing the results of experiments 1, 2 and 3, what conclusion can you make?

a)

The shoot is positively phototropic.

b)

The shoot tip is the receptor of unidirectional light.

c)

The region just below the shoot tip is the receptor of unilateral light.

d)

None of them listed.

6.

The shoot tip was cut and placed back on the left side of the shoot. The shoot was then bend towards the right in complete darkness. What deduction(s) could you made?

a)

Left side of the shoot (with the shoot tip) has a higher concentration of a chemical which causes faster elongation growth just below.

b)

Left side of the shoot grew faster than the right side which causes the bending of the shoot towards the right

c)

The signal which causes bending of the shoot is an electrical one.

7.

If uniform light is provided to the shoot,

a)

Auxins diffuse evenly from the shoot tip to the region of elongation below on both the left and right sides of the shoot.

b)

The same concentration of auxins causes the same elongation growth as observed on both left and right sides of the shoot.

c)

The left and right sides of the shoot grow evenly and there is a uniform elongation of the shoot.

8.

If light is illuminated from one side,

a)

it causes lateral diffusion of auxins from the lit/illuminated side to the shaded/unilluminated side of the shoot.

b)

a higher concentration of auxins at the shaded side of the shoot stimulates faster elongation growth.

c)

a lower concentration of auxins at the lit side of the shoot causes slower elongation growth.

d)

The lit and shaded sides of the shoot elongate differently and cause the growth of the shoot towards the light.

9.
What is phototropism?
a)
Response to water
b)
Response to touch
c)
Response to gravity
d)
Response to light
10.

What is gravitropism?

a)

Response to water

b)

Response to touch

c)

Response to gravity

d)

Response to light

11.

A plant's directional growth in response to external stimuli is called ________.

a)

Tropism

b)

Taxis

c)

Turgor Pressure

d)

Homeostasis

12.

Plants can detect gravity and respond to it. How do the roots respond to gravity?

a)

The roots grow away from gravity

b)

The roots grow towards gravity

c)

The roots do not detect this stimulus

13.

Plants can detect light and respond to it. How do the shoots respond to light?

a)

They do not respond to this stimulus

b)

They grow towards the light

c)

They grow away from light

14.

Plants can detect light and respond to it. How do the roots respond to light?

a)

The roots do not respond to this stimulus

b)

The roots grow toward the light

c)

The roots grow away from light

15.

This picture would represent which type of tropism?

a)

Phototropism

b)

Gravitropism

c)

Hydrotropism

d)

Thigmotropism

16.

When a plant grows towards the stimuli the response is

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

17.
When the plant grows away from the stimuli
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
18.

A stimulus is ___________

a)

a change in an organisms surroundings.

b)

process in which organisms grow larger.

c)

a reaction to a change in surroundings

d)

tropism

19.
Plant’s roots grow down, anchoring it into the soil. To what stimulus is the plant responding?
a)
thigmotropism
b)
hydrotropism
c)
phototropism
d)
gravitropism
20.
What term refers to a plant growing or moving away from a stimulus?
a)
Touch
b)
Tropism
c)
Dormancy
d)
Development
21.

Substances that act as chemical messengers within plants, controlling functions are called

a)

Chemicals

b)

Plant Hormones

c)

Adrenaline

d)

Photosynthesis

22.

Which substance coordinates phototropisms and geotropisms in plants?

a)

Chlorophyll

b)

Phloem

c)

Auxin

d)

Axon

23.

Where in a plant can auxin be made? Choose all correct answers.

a)

Shoot tip

b)

Shaded side of shoot

c)

Root tip

d)

Upper side of root

24.

What effect does auxin have on root cells?

a)

Inhibits division

b)

Inhibits elongation

c)

Promotes elongation

d)

Promotes cell division

25.

What effect does auxin have on shoot cells?

a)

Inhibits elongation

b)

Inhibits cell division

c)

Promotes cell division

d)

Promotes elongation

26.

Where will auxin accumulate in shoot tissue that is exposed to light form one side?

a)

Equally in all cells

b)

On the shaded side

c)

On the side exposed to light

d)

in the tip

27.

What is the advantage of phototropism?

a)

A plant gets light for photosynthesis

b)

A plant grows straigher

c)

A plant can germinate faster

d)

A plant has stronger roots

28.

Which sentence best describes the picture

a)

Auxin diffuses through the shoot

b)

Auxin accumulates on the shaded side of the shoot

c)

Auxin on the brightest side of the shoot is broken down

d)

Auxin is released on the shaded side of the shoot

29.

Auxin makes cells grow .....

a)

bigger

b)

longer

c)

shorter

d)

smaller

30.

Plants showing phototropism bend towards the light because the shaded side is .......

a)

shorter

b)

longer

c)

different

d)

just the same

31.

Billy orders a plant for his garden. When it was delivered, the roots and the plant stem were not growing straight out of the clay pot. Instead, the direction of their growth was in a 'sideways' direction. The diagram shows the direction the plant was growing when it was received by Billy.


Why is the most likely reason for the direction of the plant growth?

a)

The plant lost turgor pressure and changed it's growth direction.

b)

The plant was laid on its side inside the package and gravitropism caused the plant to change its growth direction.

c)

The plant found light through the sealed package and phototropism caused the plant to change it's direction of growth.

d)

Plants normally grow in strange patterns until they reach a certain age.

32.

The diagram illustrates a seed germinating. Many forces, including responses to moisture, temperature, and gravity are at work in this process. Which part of the seedling is demonstrating a negative response to gravity and which is showing a positive response to gravity?

a)

iv is negative and III is positive.

b)

IV is negative and II is positive.

c)

II is negative and III is positive.

d)

III is negative and IV is positive.

33.

If the top portion of plants grow "up," explain why a small tree on a hillside does not grow straight out from the hillside?

a)

The tree is growing toward water.

b)

The tree is resting on the hillside.

c)

The tree is leaning toward the top of the hill so rain won't wash it off.

d)

The tree's roots and trunk are growing in response to gravity.

34.

Trees that grow in a forest tend to grow very tall, with few branches. The same species of tree grown in an open area tends to grow shorter and wider, with many branches. The stimulus responsible for these different growth patterns is the amount of —

a)

wind striking the tree

b)

light reaching the tree

c)

nutrients in the soil

d)

water in the ground