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What is it called when a stem grows up?
Gravitropism (also known as geotropism) is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants as well as other organisms. Wikipedia
What is the term for a plant's movement or growth in response to touch or contact?
I believe that the answer to your question would be a tropism. A tropism is a force that applies to an object, making it move somehow. For example, a plant that grows towards the ground would have a "positive gravitropism" because it is growing towards the ground. Also, a plant that grows towards the sun would have a "positive phototropism" because it grows towards light. There are many other types of tropisms that apply to chemicals, seasonal changes, and so forth, but the ones that I talked about are the two most common and basic types of tropisms. I hope I answered your question.
The name of the response of plants to light?
a "tropism"; geotropism for response to gravity and phototropism for response to light
What is a change in the way a plant grows in response to sunlight?
moptopsirhot
A person that grows plants is called?
A person that grows plants is called a farmer.
What term means that a plant grows to gravity?
The way a plant grows or bends due to gravity is called geotropism.
A change in the direction a plant grows in response to gravity?
A change in plant growth due to gravity is gravitropism. Roots have a tendency to grow in the direction of strongest gravitational pull.
What is it called when a stem grows up?
Gravitropism (also known as geotropism) is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. It is a general feature of all higher and many lower plants as well as other organisms. Wikipedia
What is phototropism what does have to do with plants?
Tropism is the growth response of a plant caused by a stimulus. Gravitropism is the growth response of plant to gravity. The roots grow downward towards gravity, which is called positive gravitropism. The stem and upper part of a plant grow upward, away from gravity, which is called negative gravitropism.
Warum ist die banane krumm?
It grows up and gravity bends the fruit. Er wächst auf und Schwerkraft beugt sich die Frucht.
What is the name for a plant's growth response to gravity?
Certain plants react to gravity by growing against it or towards it. It is the tropism of gravity called a geotropism. For example, if a potted plant falls over then it will continue to grow towards the sky. If a mudslide occurs and it drastically tilts the land where a tree grows, the tropism allows the tree to grow upwards. Alternatively, geotropism works for roots as well. Roots will respond to gravity by growing downwards. It can be observed that no matter which way a seed is planted the roots and the shoots respond to gravity in opposite ways. Plant hormones, auxins are responsible for this response. Phototropism is the response of plants to light.
What is the term for a plant's movement or growth in response to touch or contact?
I believe that the answer to your question would be a tropism. A tropism is a force that applies to an object, making it move somehow. For example, a plant that grows towards the ground would have a "positive gravitropism" because it is growing towards the ground. Also, a plant that grows towards the sun would have a "positive phototropism" because it grows towards light. There are many other types of tropisms that apply to chemicals, seasonal changes, and so forth, but the ones that I talked about are the two most common and basic types of tropisms. I hope I answered your question.
The name of the response of plants to light?
a "tropism"; geotropism for response to gravity and phototropism for response to light
What are types of tropisms in animals?
Tropisms are the growth responses of plants where the plant grows towards or away from the stimulus. Growth towards the stimulus is a positive topism. Growth away from the stimulus is called a negative tropism.There are three main tropisms:1) The response to light is called phototropism.2) The response to gravity is called gravitropism (or sometimes geotropism).3) The third tropic response to heat is thigmotropism
How does a barrel cactus grow?
A barrel cactus [Ferocactus spp] grows in response to light. This phenomenon is called phototropism. The sunlight to which the barrel cactus is exposed are the bright, hot rays of the southwestern American desert. So the cactus grows in response to light, but with a pronounced southwards lean. This is to prevent sunburn.
Is it true gravity grows weaker by the square of the distance?
Yes.
What response is exhibited when a vine grows around a fence?
thigmotropism
