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Tropism

Published on Nov 21, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

TROPISM

HALEY RICHINGS 7TH PERIOD 7TH GRADE
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TROPISM WHAT IS IT?

TROPISM IS THE MOVEMENT IN RESPONSE TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING

POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE TROPISM AND STIMULI AND STIMULUS

  • The difference between positive and negative tropism is that Positive tropism is moving towards the tropism while Negative would be moving away from the tropism .
  • The difference between stimuli and stimulus is stimuli is plural while stimulus would mean more than one tropism
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GRAVITROPISM

A PLANTS MOVEMENT TO RESPOND TO EITHER TOWARDS(+) OR AWAY (-) FROM GRAVITY

CHEMOTROPISM

PLANTS REACTION AND RESPONSE TO CHEMICALS LIKE FERTILIZER (+) OR WEED KILLERS(-)
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THERMOTROPISM

PLANTS RESPONSE TO DIFFERENT TEMPERATURES LIKE CHRISTMAS CACTUS ONLY BLOOMS AT A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE

PHOTOTROPISM

A PLANTS RESPONSE TO LIGHT BY MOVEMENT
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THIGMOTROPISM

PLANTS MOVEMENT TO REACTION OF TOUCH ( VENUS FLY TRAPS WOULD BE A POSITIVE TROPISM )
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HYDROTROPISM

THE PLANTS GROWTH IN REACTION TO WATER