AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT REPRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Tropism is ____
A
a plants response to changes in its environment
B
a behavior of plants
C
when plants grow their stems, roots, leaves toward/away from stimulus
D
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Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -tropism, response or orientation of a plant or certain lower animals to a stimulus that acts with greater intensity from one direction than another.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tropism is defined as the growing movement of plants in response to a stimulus. The whole organ of a plant can move either towards or away from the stimuli such as light, gravity, and touch.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tropism is a biological phenomenon, indicating growth or turning movement of a biological organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus. In tropisms, this response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus (as opposed to nastic movements which are non-directional responses).

Detailed explanation-4: -1. A growth movement of a plant in response to an external stimulus in which the direction of stimulus determines the direction of response is called tropism.

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