AP BIOLOGY

PLANTS

PLANT RESPONSES TO STIMULI

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Part of plants grow towards stimuli is called ____ tropism
A
Positive
B
Negative
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Growth movement of plants towards the stimulus is known as positive tropism while movement of plant/plant parts away from the stimulus is known as negative tropism. A tropic movement is defined as either positive or negative tropism; not as downward and upward tropism.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tropisms can have a sign: positive if the plant grows toward or in the direction of the stimulus or negative if it moves away from the stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -A tropism is plant movement in response to an external stimulus in the environment. If a plant moves towards a stimulus, then it exhibits positive tropism; if a plant moves away from a stimulus, then it exhibits negative tropism.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tropism is when a plant moves in response to an external stimulus in the environment. Positive tropism is when a plant moves towards a stimulus. Negative tropism is when a plant moves away from a stimulus.

Detailed explanation-5: -Sunlight acts as a stimulus for the growth of organisms towards the light (positive phototropism) or away from light (negative phototropism).

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