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What is the scientific term associated with plant growth to or away from a stimulus?
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The general term for this behavior is tropism. It can take a variety of forms, including phototropism (when the stimulus is light) and chemotropism (when the stimulus is a particular chemical).
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What is the word for a Plant that grows towards the light?
phototropic (details from another answer) movement of or growth of plant in response to external stimulus. e.g. growth of root towards gravity - geotropism growth of shoot towards the light - phototropism hydrotropism is exhibited by lengthening of roots towards water source and finally, thigmotropism is growth towards solid objects -support by climbers
Which of these external stimuli produces growth of the plant toward light?
The stimulus that produces growth of the plant toward light is called phototropism. It is caused by the presence of blue light, specifically light in the 440-470nm wavelength range, which is detected by the plant's photoreceptor molecule called phototropin. This photoreceptor triggers a signaling pathway that stimulates cell elongation on the shaded side of the plant, resulting in growth towards the light source.
What is the tendency of a plant to grow toward a stimulus called?
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How do some sprays made from plant extracts increases the Nitrogen uptake capacity of a crop?
Natural plant regulators/ stimulant are made from plant extracts, such as those produced from seaweed (kelp) and Cassava (amongst others). These formulations contain natural growth regulators such as auxins and cytokinin, they also contain fairly high concentrations of micro-elements. These elements stimulate growth in the plant, the increased growth then enables the plant to process and absorb more Nitrogen (as well as other elements), resulting in higher yields and fruit production. The regulator normally provides the stimulus for growth, yield is ultimately dependant on what fertilisers are then applied to support the stimulated growth, or what nutrients the soil contains.
Why are bacteria important to the plant?
Bacteria associated with the plant rhizosphere may have beneficial effects on plant growth by providing nutrients and growth factors, or by producing antibiotics and siderophores, which antagonize phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria. There is considerable experimental support for the idea that plant growth promoting bacteria may be used as bio-fertilizers or biological disease control agents to increase agricultural yields. Recent advances in our understanding of the molecular biology of the systems responsible for plant growth stimulation are opening the way to strain improvement by genetic engineering.
A plant's growth response toward or away from a stimulus is called a?
Tropism
What is the relationship between stimulus and tropism?
Stimulus is any kind of change in substances or in happenings, occurs in the surrounding of a living thing that bring about any kind of response from it.Tropism is the way by which plants respond to the stimuli. These kind of plant responses are either MOVEMENTS OR GROWTH of plat parts in particular directions.For Eg:-1. Leaves of 'touch me not plant' folds its leaves on our touch.2. plant roots grows towards the direction water availability.
What is a plant's reponse to a stimulus?
You need to know the plant and the stimulus.
What is the difference between taxis and tropism?
Tropism: is the growth response of a plant that results from certain stimuli. Tropism can be positive, in which case the plant will bend toward the stimulus, or negative, in which case the plant will bend away from stimulus. Taxis: Taxis in animals is the responsive movement of going toward or away from an external stimulus.
What is meant by chemotropism?
Tropism is defined as the movement, generally by a plant, due to outside stimuli; direction of sunlight being a primary stimulus. Chemotropism is defined as oriented growth or movement in response to a chemical stimulus.
What is the word for a Plant that grows towards the light?
phototropic (details from another answer) movement of or growth of plant in response to external stimulus. e.g. growth of root towards gravity - geotropism growth of shoot towards the light - phototropism hydrotropism is exhibited by lengthening of roots towards water source and finally, thigmotropism is growth towards solid objects -support by climbers
What a plant or animal does after receiving a stimulus is an example of a?
What a plant or animal does after receiving a stimulus is an example of a reaction. If the stimulus is unexpected, the reaction is an involuntary one.
What do you call a plant response?
Phototropism, where the plant "turns" to arrange its leaves for better exposure to light. This process is regulated by growth regulators in the plant. Photo = light Tropism from the Greek "trope" or turning. See picture
What is the response of the plant to the stimulus?
The answer is the organism from the plant to the sunlight
What is nastism?
It deals with plant part responding to stimulus towards undirectional stimulus
What is the plant's response to the stimulus?
Tropism is the response plants have towards external stimulus.
Is a plant growing towards light a response or stimulus?
Response. The stimulus is the light.
