Match each plant response with the scenario that best exemplifies it. 1. ___: A
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Question
Match each plant response with the scenario that best exemplifies it.
1. ___: A tendril of a cucumber vine coils around the wire cage of a nearby garden plant.
2. ___: A lily bulb pulls itself deeper int the ground in response to daytime and nighttime temperature differences.
3. ___: A tulip plant, which has received light from only one side for weeks, bends all its parts towards the light source.
4. ___: When placed on its side for 24 hours, a Coleus plant's stems begin to bend upward.
5. ___: The roots of a tobacco plant grow downward.
6. ___: A sensitive plant folds both its leaflets and entire leaves in response to touch,heat or wind.
7. ___: The leaves of a prayer plant open at noon and fold up at 10 p.m. each day.
8. ___: Female reproductive structures in a fern produce a chemical that the male sperm swim toward.
a. Positive phototropism
b. Contraction movement
c. Negative gravitropism
d.Tugor movement
e. Positive gravitropism
f. Twining movement
g. Taxic movement
h. Circadian rhythms
Explanation / Answer
1. F
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. E
6. G
7. H
8. B