WorksheetsTropisms
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 26mins
Draw what happens in phototropism?

Draw what happens in geotropism?

What is tropism?
A plant's response to a stimulus
A plant reproducing
An animal's response to a stimulus
A prokaryote's response to a stimulus
Which of these are types of tropism? Select all that apply:
Hydrotropism
Synthetropism
Electrotropism
Gravitropism
What is gravitropism/geotropism?
The movement of a plant in response to gravity
The movement of a plant in response to earthquakes
The movement of bacteria in response to changes in temperature
The movement of plants towards water
True or False: Gravitropism can be either negative or positive
True
False
Is hydrotropism negative or positive?
Positive
Negative
Neither
Both
What is phototropism?
The movement of plants towards light
The movement of plants away from light
The movement of plants in response to infrared light
The movement of plants towards water
What makes a tropism positive or negative?
Positive = movement towards stimulus, Negative = movement away from stimulus
Negative = movement towards stimulus, Positive = movement away from stimulus
Who cares? It doesn't matter whether it is positive or negative
Positive = when a plant is happy, Negative = when a plant is sad
This example for
Internal stimuli
Thigmotropism
Phototropism
no answer correct
What part of the plant responds positively to gravity?
roots
xylem
leaves
