NEET BIOLOGY

PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

PLANT MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
when a plant grows in response to a stimulus, it is referred to as ____
A
tropism
B
photosynthesis
C
turgor pressure
D
respiration
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.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-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: -Environmental factors, including light, chemical nutrients, water, and gravity are stimuli that can provoke tropisms in a plant. The plant grows in the direction of the stimulus as hormones inside the stem, root, and leaf systems in a plant aid in the elongation and growth process of the plant toward the stimuli.

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