Question 1
In phototropism, how does the plant hormone auxin cause a seedling shoot to bend toward a unilateral light source?
Correct Answer:
Auxin migrates to the shaded side of the shoot, stimulating cell elongation on that side.
Question 2
Which term describes a plant's directional growth response to physical contact with an object, such as a tendril twining around a support trellis?
Correct Answer:
Thigmotropism
Question 3
A motile unicellular organism swims directly toward a higher concentration of dissolved glucose. How is this orientation behavior classified?
Correct Answer:
Positive chemotaxis
Question 4
How does orthokinesis differ from klinokinesis in animal orientation responses?
Correct Answer:
Orthokinesis involves a change in the speed of movement, whereas klinokinesis involves a change in the rate of turning.
Question 5
What is meant by the 'free-running period' of a circadian rhythm?
Correct Answer:
The length of the endogenous cycle when an organism is kept under constant environmental conditions without Zeitgebers.
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