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Phototropism - Wikipedia
In biology, phototropism is the growth of an organism in response to a light stimulus . Phototropism is most often observed in plants, but can also occur in other organisms such as fungi.
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Phototropism: Growing towards an Understanding of Plant Movement
Phototropism, or the differential cell elongation exhibited by a plant organ in response to directional blue light, provides the plant with a means to optimize ...
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Phototropism & photoperiodism (article) - Khan Academy
In phototropism a plant bends or grows directionally in response to light. Shoots usually move towards the light; roots usually move away from it. In ...
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phototropism
phototropism (fəʊˈtɒtrəpɪz(ə)m, fəʊtəʊˈtrəʊpɪz(ə)m) [f. photo- 1 + tropism.] 1. Biol. [ad. G. phototropie (F. Oltmanns 1892, in Flora LXXV. 214).] The innate movement in a definite direction of an organism or part of one in response to the stimulus of light; esp. the directional bending or growth of...
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Phototropism Discovery – Early Experiments - BYJU'S
What is Phototropism? “Photo” means light, and “tropism” means turning. Phototropism is the phenomenon by which the plant bends in the direction of light.
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Phototropism: growing towards an understanding of plant movement
Phototropism, or the differential cell elongation exhibited by a plant organ in response to directional blue light, provides the plant with a means to optimize ...
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Tropism | Phototropism, Geotropism & Chemotropism - Britannica
Tropism, response or orientation of a plant or certain lower animals to a stimulus that acts with greater intensity from one direction than another.
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Phototropism - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Phototropism is the ability of the plant to re-orient the shoot growth towards a direction of light source.
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Phototropism Explained - YouTube
Home: http://sciencesauceonline.com Plants can bend towards light so their leaves receive the maximum amount of sunlight.
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PHOTOTROPISM Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The primary reason a houseplant bends or leans is due to phototropism, which is the scientific term for a plant's tendency to grow towards ...
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Plants on the Move! Experiments with Phototropism - Science Buddies
In this plant biology science fair project, you will study how the amount of light affects the degree of bending in young plant stems.
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Define what phototropism means.
Phototropism is a biological phenomenon in which plants, animals, and other organisms move or orient themselves in response to directional stimulus from In animals, phototropism is a response used for navigation, growth, and development.
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TROPI
TROPI, or "Analysis of a Novel Sensory Mechanism in Root Phototropism", is an experiment on the International Space Station (ISS) to investigate the growth Experiments performed were used to explore the mechanisms of both blue-light- and red-light-induced phototropism in plants.
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diaphototropic
diaphototropic, a. Bot. (ˌdaɪəfəʊtəʊˈtrɒpɪk, -ˈtrəʊpɪk) [f. dia-1 + phototropic a.] Of a plant, leaf, etc.: turning at right angles to incident light. So ˌdiaphoˈtotropism. Cf. diaheliotropic a., -ism.1901 D. T. MacDougal Pract. Text-bk. Plant Physiol. viii. 127 Leaves..place their surfaces at right...
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Photophobia (biology)
Photophobia (or photophobic response) may also refer to a negative phototaxis or phototropism response.
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