External Stimulus and Tropism Vocabulary

Stimulus

• the growth or movement of an organism to or away from such an external stimulus as light, heat, or gravity

• object, substance or event that causes a specific response in an organism or part of an organism

• come from factors found in the environment

• a period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability, etc.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Dormancy

• object, substance or event that causes a specific response in an organism or part of an organism

• come from factors found in the environment

• an organism's reaction to a stimulus

• a period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability, etc.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Tropism

• the growth or movement of an organism to or away from such an external stimulus as light, heat, or gravity

• come from factors found in the environment

• an organism's reaction to a stimulus

• object, substance or event that causes a specific response in an organism or part of an organism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Response

• object, substance or event that causes a specific response in an organism or part of an organism

• the growth or movement of an organism to or away from such an external stimulus as light, heat, or gravity

• an organism's reaction to a stimulus

• a period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability, etc.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

External stimuli

• an organism's reaction to a stimulus

• object, substance or event that causes a specific response in an organism or part of an organism

• come from factors found in the environment

• the growth or movement of an organism to or away from such an external stimulus as light, heat, or gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

object, substance or event that causes a specific response in an organism or part of an organism

• Transpiration

• Stimulus

• Photosynthesis

• Response

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

the growth or movement of an organism to or away from such an external stimulus as light, heat, or gravity

• Stomata

• Dormancy

• External stimuli

• Tropism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

come from factors found in the environment

• External stimuli

• Tropism

• Glucose

• Dormancy

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

an organism's reaction to a stimulus

• Response

• Stimulus

• Geotropism

• Phototropism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

a period in which a plant does not grow, awaiting necessary environmental conditions such as temperature, moisture, nutrient availability, etc.

• Respiration

• Dormancy

• Response

• Tropism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5