Plants and Their Sensitivity

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Which of the following is an example of an animal response to stimuli?

  • Production of enzymes (correct)
  • Flowering
  • Production of growth regulators
  • Growth

Which of the following is an example of an external factor that regulates plant growth?

  • Temperature
  • Production of growth regulators
  • Light intensity (correct)
  • Day length

What happens to deciduous trees as the days get shorter?

  • They shed their leaves (correct)
  • They produce heat shock proteins
  • They grow and reproduce
  • They modify their growth

Which of the following adaptations do chilies have to protect themselves from animals?

<p>They have oils that cause a burning sensation in the mouth (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the sharp thorns on a Hawthorn bush?

<p>To discourage animals from eating it (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following adaptations do nettles have to protect themselves from animals?

<p>They have stings containing formic acid (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which hormone is responsible for stem elongation and root and shoot development?

<p>Gibberellins (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist discovered that phototropism is controlled by a mobile chemical signal?

<p>Peter Boysen-Jensen (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of a high concentration of auxin near the growing tip of a stem?

<p>Promotes lateral bud growth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the growth response of a plant to touch called?

<p>Thigmotropism (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the external factors that regulate the growth of plants?

<p>Light intensity, day length, gravity, and temperature (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of factors control growth located inside the plant?

<p>Internal factors (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What happens to deciduous trees as the days get shorter?

<p>Deciduous trees shed their leaves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following adaptations do gorse plants have to protect themselves from animals?

<p>Gorse plants have hard, stiff, pointed leaves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the oils in chilies?

<p>The oils in chilies cause a burning sensation in the mouth (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the growth response of a plant to water called?

<p>Hydrotropism (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main effect of auxins on cell elongation?

<p>Auxins cause the cells to absorb more water and swell in size. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a main effect of auxins?

<p>Leaf growth (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of the high concentration of auxin near the growing tip of a stem?

<p>It inhibits the growth of lateral buds and keeps them dormant. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a tropism?

<p>The growth of a stem towards light (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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