Plant Behavior

Question 1

Plant Behavior

Photoperiodism is

Depends on

Answer 1

The use of light to help plan life’s events

Length of day

Question 2

Plant Behavior

What are the 4 life strategy categories

Answer 2

Short-day plants

Long-day plants

Intermediate-day plants

Day-neutral plants

Question 3

Plant Behavior

Short-day plants bloom

Answer 3

When the day length is shorter than a certain threshold

Question 4

Plant Behavior

Long-day plants bloom

Answer 4

When day lenth is shorter longer than a certain threshold

Question 5

Plant Behavior

Intermediate-day plants bloom

Answer 5

When day length is between two thresholds

Question 6

Plant Behavior

Day-neutral plants bloom

Answer 6

Independent of day length

Question 7

Plant Behavior

Thermoperiodism is

ex. ) Young pepper plants prefer
ex. ) Later in life, pepper plants prefer

Answer 7

Using night time temperatures to plan lifes events.

Young prefer warm soil

Older prefer cooler nights