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Tropisms & Turgor Pressure

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13 questions
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  • Q1
    A plant's roots growing in the same direction as gravity:
    positive phototropism
    positive geotropism
    positive hydrotropism
    negative geotropism
    30s
  • Q2
    A plant's stem growing towards a light source:
    negative phototropism
    positive geotropism
    negative hydrotropism
    positive phototropism
    30s
  • Q3
    A plant's stem growing away from gravity:
    positive phototropism
    positive geotropism
    negative hydrotropism
    negative geotropism
    30s
  • Q4
    A plant's roots growing towards water or moisture:
    negative phototropism
    negative hydrotropism
    positive hydrotropism
    positive geotropism
    30s
  • Q5
    A venus flytrap sensing an insect and then closing:
    phototropism
    hydrotropism
    geotropism
    thigmatropism
    30s
  • Q6
    Which plant hormone is responsible for stimulating growth?
    auxins
    gibberellins
    ethylene
    cytokinin
    30s
  • Q7
    Plant response to external stimuli:
    metabolism
    tropism
    homeostasis
    turgor pressure
    30s
  • Q8
    If a plant moves towards a stimulus:
    high turgor pressure
    positive tropism
    negative tropism
    low turgor pressure
    30s
  • Q9
    If a plant moves away from a stimulus:
    negative tropism
    low turgor pressure
    positive tropism
    high turgor pressure
    30s
  • Q10
    Which organelle in a plant cell is most responsible for maintaining turgor pressure?
    cell membrane
    cytoplasm
    vacuole
    nucleus
    30s
  • Q11
    What causes a plant to wilt
    too much water
    low turgor pressure
    high turgor pressure
    too much light
    30s
  • Q12
    A rigid, crisp piece of celery that snaps when you break it has
    high turgor pressure
    low turgor pressure
    low metabolism
    high metabolism
    30s
  • Q13
    What part of a plant takes in water?
    leaves
    roots
    stem
    blooms & flowers
    30s

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