wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Plant Responses and Hormones Level 1

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of tropism is represented in the photograph?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Geotropism

2.

Which type of tropism is represented in the GIF?

a)

Hydrotropism

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Phototropism

d)

Geotropism

3.

Rapidly growing areas of a plant, such as roots and stems, produce this hormone. These hormones increase the rate of cell division and elongation.

a)

Auxins

b)

Ethylene

c)

Gibberellins

d)

Cytokinins

4.

Stems growing up against gravity is called?

a)

Negative Geotropism

b)

Positive Geotropism

c)

Negative Thigmotropism

d)

Positive Thigmotropism

5.

A vine that touches a fence and begins to grow up the fence is an example of?

a)

Positive Geotropism

b)

Negative Geotropism

c)

Positive Thigmotropism

d)

Negative Thigmotropism

6.

______ is a change in a plant's direction of growth in response to the direction form which a stimulus comes.

a)

Growth

b)

Thigmotropism

c)

Tropism

d)

Gravitropism

7.

Where is auxin formed

a)

Tip of stem and root

b)

Leaves

c)

Embryo

d)

All

8.
The word Tropism mean_________
a)
growth in response to stimuli
b)
to create something new
c)
Chemical energy
d)
Taproot system
9.

Which part of the plant shows positive geotropism?

a)

Stem

b)

Leaves

c)

Roots

d)

Seed

10.

The roots in this plant are exhibiting (showing)

a)

Hydrotropism & Geotropism

b)

Photoropism

c)

Only geotropism

d)

Thigmotropism & Phototropism

11.

This plant closes when it feels an insect land on it. This could be considered ____________.

a)

thigmotropism

b)

hydrotropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

phototropism

12.

This plant was tipped on its side, it's roots continue to grow downward, and its stem up. This response to gravity is known as (a)   .

Choose from the below words
phototropism
thigmotropism
gravitropism
hydrotropism
13.

A detectable change in the internal or external environment of an organism is called a...

a)

stimulus

b)

response

c)

tropism

d)

turgor pressure

14.

True or False: Gravitropism can be either negative or positive

a)

True

b)

False

15.

What makes a tropism positive or negative?

a)

Positive = movement towards stimulus, Negative = movement away from stimulus

b)

Negative = movement towards stimulus, Positive = movement away from stimulus

c)

Who cares? It doesn't matter whether it is positive or negative

d)

Positive = when a plant is happy, Negative = when a plant is sad