- What are some seasonal responses in plants?
Further Reading / Supplemental Links
http://www.plantphysiol.org/cgi/reprint/116/1/329.pdf
- http://plantphys.info/apical/apical.html
- http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/nscort/outreach_exp_gravitrop.html
- http://biology.kenyon.edu/edwards/project/steffan/b45sv.htm
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/biology/greenplantsasorganisms/
2plantgrowthrev1.shtml - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki
Vocabulary
abscisic acid Plant hormone involved in maintaining dormancy and closing the stomata.
abscission The shedding of leaves, fruits, or flowers.
apical dominance Suppressing the growth of the side branches of a plant.
auxin Plant hormone involved in tropisms and apical dominance.
cytokinins Plant hormone involved in cell division.
ethylene Plant hormone involved in fruit ripening and abscission.
gibberellins Plant hormone involved in seed germination and stem elongation.
gravitropism Plant growth towards or away from the pull of gravity.
hormones Chemical messengers that signal responses to stimuli.
phototropism Plant growth towards or away from light.
senescence The programmed process of aging and eventual death.
thigmotropism Differential plant growth in response to contact with an object.
tropism Plant growth response towards or away from a stimulus.