Tropism
Types of tropisms
Nastic Movements
100
a response in which a plant grows either towards or away from an environmental stimulus.
What is a tropism.
100
an example of thigmotropism
What are vines climbing objects
100
Plant movements that occur in response to environmental stimuli but are independent of the direction of stimuli
What is nastic movements
200
When a plant grows away from stimuli
What is negative tropism?
200
gravitropism
What is a plant's growth response to gravity
200
Plant movement in response to touch
What is nastic movements
300
Plants grow towards an environmental stimulus
What is positive tropism
300
the motion of leaves or flowers as they follow the sun's movement across the sky
What is heliotropism or solar tracking
300
responses to the daily cycle of light and dark.
What is nyctinastic movements
400
Examples of environmental stimuli that affect plant movement
What are sun, water sources, light sources, temperature, gravity
400
A plant's growth response to touching a solid object.
What is thigmotropism
400
water pressure against the cell wall that controls how plants move
What is turgor pressure
500
plant growth in response to light
What is phototropism
500
Plant growth in response to chemicals
What is chemotropism
500
an example of thigmonastic movement
What is Venus fly trap
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