Teaching tropisms

Tropisms make up the abilities that are essential to plants and every living thing. A plant's actual configuration and growth can be altered by tropisms. A tropism is the response to an external stimulus either by movement toward the source of stimulation (positive tropism) or movement away fro...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science and children 1999-11, Vol.37 (3), p.14
Hauptverfasser: Tolman, Marvin N, Hardy, Garry R
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Tropisms make up the abilities that are essential to plants and every living thing. A plant's actual configuration and growth can be altered by tropisms. A tropism is the response to an external stimulus either by movement toward the source of stimulation (positive tropism) or movement away from the source of stimulation (negative tropism). Ideas for starting an elementary-level unit relating to plants and their responses to stimuli are offered.
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812