Moisture & Water
Name one symptom of a plant suffering from moisture deficiency.
Wilting, gray-green leaves, rolled leaf edges, dropped buds, or smaller plants.
What is phototropism?
When a plant bends in the direction of light.
What is one way wind affects plants?
Increases the rate of transpiration.
What is the largest geographic scale of climate?
Macroclimate
What is photosynthesis?
The process in which plants convert carbon dioxide and water into sugar and oxygen.
What color might leaves turn when a plant receives too much moisture?
Yellow
What is photoperiodism?
A plant's response to light.
What type of damage can wind cause to plants?
Breaking and tearing of leaves and branches.
What is the smallest geographic scale of climate?
Microclimate
What is transpiration?
It the process of water movement and evaporation from a plant’s leaves.
Name three symptoms of excess moisture in plants.
Yellow leaves, wilting, and root disease.
What are the three classifications of plants based on their response to day length?
Long-day, short-day, and neutral-day plants.
What process increases when wind affects a plant?
Transpiration
What is the climate scale between macroclimate and microclimate?
Mesoclimate
What is respiration?
It is the method by which the energy is released and used and is the reverse of photosynthesis – the controlled breaking down of glucose, releasing energy for plant growth, absorption, translocation, and other metabolic processes.
What can happen to a plant's roots when it receives excess moisture?
Root disease.
What determines when long-day and short-day plants bloom or produce?
The amount of light received each day.
Name two negative effects wind can have on plant growth.
Increased transpiration and breaking or tearing damage to leaves and branches.
Which climate scale would you use to describe the climate of a large region, such as the Midwest?
Macroclimate
Why is light duration important?
Photosynthesis only occurs in the presence of light
Name three symptoms of moisture deficiency in plants.
Gray-green leaves, rolled leaf edges, wilting, dropped buds, fruit and vegetable damage, or smaller plants.
What is the difference between phototropism and photoperiodism?
Phototropism is a plant bending toward light, while photoperiodism is a plant's response to the amount of light it receives.
According to the notes, what are four effects of wind on plant growth?
Increases transpiration, causes breaking and tearing damage, increases the effects of cold temperature, and increases CO2 which increases absorption.
What type of map was used in the plant survival activity to determine where plants could survive?
A Hardiness Zone Map.
What factors play a role in plant health?
Factors such as such as climate, light, temperature, water, air, and wind can play a role in whether a plant survives, thrives, or dies.