Plant Responses to Stimuli (Tropisms)
Students will explore how plants respond to environmental cues through hormones and tropisms, such as phototropism and gravitropism.
Key Questions
- Explain the role of auxins and gibberellins in plant growth and development, including cell elongation.
- Differentiate between phototropism, gravitropism, and thigmotropism, providing examples of each plant response.
- Analyze how plants adapt their growth patterns to optimize resource acquisition in challenging environments.
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