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Tropism Review

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is tropism?

a)

A plant's response to a stimulus

b)

A plant reproducing

c)

An animal's response to a stimulus

d)

A prokaryote's response to a stimulus

2.

What is gravitropism/geotropism?

a)

The movement of a plant in response to gravity

b)

The movement of a plant in response to earthquakes

c)

The movement of bacteria in response to changes in temperature

d)

The movement of plants towards water

3.

What is thigmotropism?

a)

The movement of plants in response to touch

b)

The movement of plants toward the sun

c)

A prokaryote's movement inside the bloodstream

d)

The movement of plants in response to gravity

4.

What hormone speeds up the rate at which a plant's cells grow?

a)

hormone

b)

auxin

c)

gibberlin

d)

visuals

5.

What is the stimulus in this example?

a)

Internal

b)

Light

c)

Touch

d)

Temperature

6.

Plants curling around a pole or mailbox is an example of:

a)

Phototropism

b)

Germination

c)

Turgor pressure

d)

Thigmotropism

7.
What type of tropism response to water? 
a)
Hydrotropism
b)
Gravitropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Phototropism
8.

The roots in this plant are exhibiting (showing)

a)

Hydrotropism & Geotropism

b)

Photoropism

c)

Only geotropism

d)

Thigmotropism & Phototropism

9.

True or False: a stimulus is anything that causes a plant to die

a)

True

b)

False

10.

Auxins are responsible for _____________ of a plant

a)

Colour change

b)

Watering

c)

Phototropism

d)

Growth