Chapter 19!
Across
- 2. plants require long periods of darkness to trigger blooming (two words, hyphenated)
- 6. special form of phototropism causing the plant to exhibit solar tracking.
- 7. saps, thorns, spines, and hairs are all kinds of _____ defenses.
- 9. the speed of seed germination, promotes stem elongation and induces early blooming
- 11. stem elongation and control seedling orientation. Stimulates root branching and cause plants to lean toward the sun
- 12. produced by plants that other species take advantage of. Humans use them for spices and medicines
- 14. plants to keep track of day length so they know when to go dormant or produce flowers.
- 16. in a plant's stem grow unevenly causing the stem to bend towards the light maximize photosynthesis as a result of ________.
- 18. these plants, flowering is triggered by shorter periods of darkness (two words, hyphenated
- 20. use these to store salts so they can survive in salty environments
- 21. are applied to seedless grapes to _____ the fruit to a size comparable with seeded grapes
- 23. rapid cell division. Initiate new branches from lateral buds
Down
- 1. plants exhibit a growth response to touch, or physical contact with objects. This kind of response is called ________.
- 3. move toward _____ that sink downward in response to gravity. This encourages the plant to grow in the direction opposite gravity
- 4. play a large role in controlling this growth response to gravity
- 5. plants can _____ salt through their leaves to deal with living in saline environments
- 8. plants to respond to environmental cues by turning certain genes on or off.
- 10. speed of fruit ripening, stimulates leaf dropping and flower death. Bananas produce a lot of this hormone
- 13. in these plants is not controlled by the amount of light the plant receives. Controlling factors might be temperature or reaching maturity
- 15. have succulent leaves, deep taproots, and long dormant seeds to help them survive in these hot dry climates.
- 17. acid inhibits plant growth and stimulates the closure of stomata
- 19. example of this is when plants appear to be infested with insect eggs to prevent being colonized
- 22. move ______ from light