BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

BIOLOGY

HORMONES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Response to a stimulus in plants is called ____
A
touch
B
gravity
C
light
D
tropism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Plants respond to various stimuli. Response to environmental stimuli is known as tropism and the stimuli may be light, water, gravity, etc. Various types of tropism are: Phototropism : Movement or growth of plants towards light is called phototropism.

Detailed explanation-2: -The response of an organism, usually a plant, to an environmental stimulus is called a tropism. Some common plant stimuli include light, gravity, water, movement of the sun, and touch. The naming of the tropism is associated with the stimulus.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Plant tropism refers to the directed movement of an organ or organism in response to external stimuli. Typically, these stimuli induce hormone transport that triggers cell growth or deformation.

Detailed explanation-5: -tropism, response or orientation of a plant or certain lower animals to a stimulus that acts with greater intensity from one direction than another. It may be achieved by active movement or by structural alteration.

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