[OLD] Survival - Exam Questions Flashcards

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Give one similarity and one different between a taxis and a tropism.

A

Similarity - they are both directional responses to directional stimuli.
Difference - tropism growth whereas taxis is movement.

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Suggest how IAA could have cause a horizontally growing root to grow downwards. (2)

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Higher concentration of IAA on lower side.

Cells on upper side grow faster.

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Suggest an advantage for taxes or kineses.

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Possible answers: avoid competition, avoid predators, find food, produce new colonies / disperse, optimum temperature etc.

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