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B17/18Ecology Flashcards

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What are two factors that species depend on each other for

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Food, seed dispersal,shelter pollination

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What is phototropism?

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Is when a plant moves towards light

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What is geotrpism

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A plants response to gravity

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What is hydrotrpism

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A plants response to water

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What are auxins

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Auxins are hormones that control the growth of plants by promoting cell division. This allows the plant to elongate and bend towards light, water

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How does phototropism happen?

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Auxin molecules congregate to the shaded side of the shoot and promote cell elongation. Since the side farthest away from the sun grows faster the shoot bends towards the sun

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How does geotrpism occur

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In roots auxins SUPRESS cell elongation and concentrate on the lower side of the root allowing it to bend downwards

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What gas is released during anaerobic decomposition

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Methane

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