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    Plants respond to various stimuli through tropisms like thigmotropism (touch), gravitropism (gravity), and phototropism (light). They respond by growing toward or away from the stimulus through production of the hormone auxin. Plants also respond to seasonal changes through photoperiodism, with some flowering when nights are long (short-day plants) and some when nights are short (long-day plants). Plants prepare for winter through dormancy when growth stops in response to triggers like cooler weather and shorter days.

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    Plants respond to various stimuli through tropisms like thigmotropism (touch), gravitropism (gravity), and phototropism (light). They respond by growing toward or away from the stimulus through production of the hormone auxin. Plants also respond to seasonal changes through photoperiodism, with some flowering when nights are long (short-day plants) and some when nights are short (long-day plants). Plants prepare for winter through dormancy when growth stops in response to triggers like cooler weather and shorter days.

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    Plants respond to various stimuli through tropisms like thigmotropism (touch), gravitropism (gravity), and phototropism (light). They respond by growing toward or away from the stimulus through production of the hormone auxin. Plants also respond to seasonal changes through photoperiodism, with some flowering when nights are long (short-day plants) and some when nights are short (long-day plants). Plants prepare for winter through dormancy when growth stops in response to triggers like cooler weather and shorter days.

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    Plant Responses and Growth

    Learning Objectives
    1. Identify three stimuli that produce plant responses.
    2. Describe how plants respond to seasonal changes.

    What Are Three Stimuli That Produce Plant Responses?


    Tropism
     Plants respond to stimuli by growing toward or away from the stimulus, a
    response called a tropism.
     Growth toward a stimulus is a positive tropism, growth away is a negative
    tropism.
     Touch, light, and gravity are three important stimuli to which plants show
    growth responses, or tropisms.

    Thigmotropism
     A plant’s response to touch is called thigmotropism.
     A vine that curls around an object it touches shows a positive thigmotropism.

    Gravitropism
     Gravitropism is a plant’s response to gravity.
     As they grow downwards, roots show a positive gravitropism.
     Stems growing up and against gravity show a negative gravitropism.

    Phototropism
     Phototropism is a plant’s response to light.
     Leaves, stems, and flowers that grow toward light show a positive phototropism.
     Plants respond to stimuli by producing hormones, chemicals that affect how a
    plant grows and develops.
     Auxin is a hormone that speeds up the rate at which a plant’s cells grow.
     As auxin builds up on the shaded side of a stem, cells on that side grow faster
    and bend the stem toward the light.
    How Do Plants respond to Seasonal Changes?

    Photoperiodism
     Plants respond to the changing seasons because the amount of light they
    receive changes.
     The amount of darkness a plant receives determines the time of flowering
    in many plants.
     A plant’s response to seasonal changes in the length of night and day is called
    photoperiodism.
     Some plants will only bloom when the night lasts a certain length of time.

    Critical night length


     Plants can be grouped according to critical night length, or the number of hours
    of darkness that determines whether or not a plant will flower.

    Short-day plants
     Short-day plants flower when nights are longer than a critical length.
     They bloom in fall or winter.

    Long-day plants
     Long-day plants flower when nights are shorter than a critical length.
     They bloom in spring and summer

    Day-neutral plants
     Day-neutral plants have a flowering cycle that is not sensitive to periods of light
    and dark.
     They can bloom year-round, depending on weather.
    Dormancy
     Some plants prepare for winter by going into a stage of dormancy, or a period
    when growth or activity stops.
     Dormancy helps plants survive freezing temperatures and the lack of liquid
    water.
     Cooler weather and short days may trigger a plant to prepare to become
    dormant.

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