Chapter 32 - Plant Responses Flashcards
Stimulus
anything that causes a reaction in an organism or in any of its parts
Response
the activity of a cell or organism as a result of a stimulus
Tropism
a change in the growth of a plant in response to an external stimulus
Positive Tropism
growth is towards stimuli
Negative tropism
growth is away from stimuli
Phototropism
the change in growth of a plant in response to light
Geotropism
the change in growth of a plant in response to gravity
Thigmotropism
the change in growth of a plant in response to touch
Hydrotropism
the change in growth of a plant in response to water
Chemotropism
the change in growth of a plant in response to chemicals
Growth regulator
chemical that controls the growth of a plant
Growth promotor
a chemical that causes an increase in growth in plants
Growth inhibitor
chemical that causes a reduction in growth in plants