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Chapter 25 Flashcards

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The portion of an organism affected by a particular hormone

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Target cell

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A substance that is produced in one part of an organism and affects another

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Hormone

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2
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Tendency of a plant to grow toward a source of light

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Phototropism

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3
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Regulates cell growth and stimulates cell elongation

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Auxins

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4
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Response of a plant to the force of gravity

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Gravitropism

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5
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Causes gravitropism

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Auxins

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6
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Meristematic area on a side of a stem that gives rise to side branches

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Lateral bud

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7
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The closer a cell is to the stems tip, the more inhibited it is

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Apical dominance

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8
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Compounds that are toxic to plants

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Herbicides

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9
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Plant hormones that are produced in growing roots and in developing roots and seeds

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Cytokinins

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10
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Growth promoting substance

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Gibberellin

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11
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One of the minor components of natural gas

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Ethylene

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12
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Responses of a plant to external stimuli

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Tropisms

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13
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Response of a plant to touch

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Thigmotropism

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14
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Flower when days are short

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Short day plants

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15
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Flower when days are long

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Long day plants

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Chrysanthemums and poinsettias

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Short day plants

17
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Spinach and irises

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Long day plants

18
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Plants response to periods of light and darkness

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Photoperiodism

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Pigment responsible for photoperiodism

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Phytochrome

20
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Seals the leaf off from its vascular system

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Abscission layer

21
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Plants that live in the desert biome

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Xerophytes

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Plants that are not rooted in the soil but instead grow directly on the bodies of other plants

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Epiphytes

23
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Produced in the apical meristem

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Auxins

24
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Produced in growing roots

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Cytokinins

25
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Stimulates fruit to ripen

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Ethylene

26
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Stimulate the growth of lateral buds

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Cytokinins

27
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Produce dramatic increases in size

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Gibberellins

28
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Cause dormant seeds to sprout

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Cytokinins

29
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Promotes root growth

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Auxins

30
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Promotes cell division

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Cytokinins

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