plants Flashcards
respond to environmental changes by changing their direction of growth by moving individual plants
plants
process by which plants grow in a certain direction in reponse to a stimulus
tropism
growth toward the stimulus
positive tropism
growth away from the stimulus
negative tropism
when plants respond to a light source
phototropism
in response to the tracking of the sun’s direction
heliotropism
responsible for making the plants roots grow deeper into the soil
gravitropism or geotropism
root tips grown donwward
positive gravitropic
plant shoots grow upward
negative gravitropic
reaction to chemicals
chemotropism
response of plants to changes in temperature or heat
thermotropism
plants response to touch or any contact stimuli
thigmotropism
slight movemnts of plants
nastic movements
movement of the plant in response to contact
thigmonasty
innate biological clock
circadian rhythm