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A change in plant growth due to gravity is gravitropism. Roots have a tendency to grow in the direction of strongest gravitational pull.
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∙ 13y agoWhen a plant responds to gravity it is called gravitropism.
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It can be gravitropism or geotropism
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Which direction does the root grows?
They generally grow towards the pull of gravity.
Does geotropism determine the direction of growth?
Yes, geotropism DOES determine the direction of growth. Negative geotropism is when a section of the plant grows upwards. For example, stems grow upward. Positive geotropism is when a section of the plant grows downwards. In this case, a plant's roots would be the perfect example.
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.
What does thermotrophic mean?
it grows in the direction of heat
What response is exhibited when a vine grows around a fence?
thigmotropism
Which direction does the root grows?
They generally grow towards the pull of gravity.
The way a plant grows or bends in response to gravity is called?
Autotropic & geotropic
What is a change in the way a plant grows in response to sunlight?
moptopsirhot
What is photoropism?
Phototropism is a property of plants. A phototropic plant grows in the direction of a source of light, usually the Sun in the natural world. This is in contrast with, for example, a gravitropic plant that grows in a direction opposite to that of the force of gravity. "Photo" derives from the Greek word for light.
Does geotropism determine the direction of growth?
Yes, geotropism DOES determine the direction of growth. Negative geotropism is when a section of the plant grows upwards. For example, stems grow upward. Positive geotropism is when a section of the plant grows downwards. In this case, a plant's roots would be the perfect example.
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.
What term means that a plant grows to gravity?
The way a plant grows or bends due to gravity is called geotropism.
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
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 do you call the movement of shoot towards light?
Phototropism is a plant's growth response to a light source, determining which direction it grows in. Positive Phototropism is the tendency for a plant to grow towards the light; Negative Phototropism is when it grows away from the light.
The name of the response of plants to light?
a "tropism"; geotropism for response to gravity and phototropism for response to light
How does gravity affect bean seeds planted in four different directions and how will this affect farmers?
Gravity affects seed germination by altering the placement of plant hormones which affect the direction the first root grows and the direction the shoot grows. Gravity pulls some hormones downward which cause roots to grow down while the shortage of that hormone plus the presence of other hormones cause the shoot to grow upward. It doe not matter which way the seed is planted, this will not have an effect of the developing seedling.
