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Flashcards by Anisha Rai, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Anisha Rai
over 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What is phototropism? | Plants are sensitive to light |
| What is hydrotropism? | Plants are sensitive to moisture |
| What is gravitropism? | Plants are sensitive to gravity |
| Which way do plant shoots grow? | Towards light and against the force of gravity |
| Which way do plant roots grow? | Towards moisture and in the direction of the force of gravity |
| What do plants produce to coordinate and control growth? | Hormones |
| What does the hormone auxin control? | Phototropism and gravitropism (geotropism??) |
| What are the responses of plant roots and shoots to light, gravity and moisture the result of? | Unequal distribution of auxin, causing unequal growth rates |
| How are plant growth hormones used in agriculture and horticulture? | Weed killers Rooting Hormone |
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