Vocabulary
a chemical that affects growth and development
hormone
English factory owner
Samuel Slater
taxes on imported goods
tariffs
vines use these for support
trees
name one thing plants need to grow besides sunlight
nutrient-rich soil or water
something that acts on an organism's senses
stimuli
cloth items
textiles
how messages were sent
morse code
to increase their odds for survival, plants and animals
change over time
these can cause disease in plants and impact their growth
insects, worms, or other pests
something that is necessary for staying alive
essential
location of many early American factories
New England
making a large number of identical items
mass production
changes in trees and flowers are caused by changing conditions brought on by
seasons
this keeps a plant from growing to full size
lack of sunlight
a hormone that controls a plant's growth and response to light
auxin
large canal in New York State
Erie
country which provided cheap labor for American factories
Ireland
as winter draws near, many plants prepare to go into a state of
dormancy
when stems and leaves grow toward sources of light
positive phototropism
a plant's response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day
photoperiodism
location of the first American railroad
Baltimore
conflict which improved life for American factory owners
war of 1812
plants growth is controlled by responses to
stimuli
when the stems of plants respond to stimulus of gravity by growing upward
negative gravitropism