4.4 Flashcards
When a new plant starts to grow a stem leaf or root
Vegetative reproduction
Form of reproduction that ther is No union of gametes
Asexual reproduction
What a person uses vegetative reproductive methods to start a new plant from a root stem or leaf
Vegetative propogation
A piece of a stem or root that can grow into a new plant
Cutting
The process of transferring living tissue from one plant to another
Grafting
When a plant moves toward or away from a stimulus
Tropism
Plant growth is controlled by this
Hormones
The first plant hormones to be discovered
Auxins
Second group of hormones
Cytokinins
Help regulate normal plant growth
Gibberelins
Signals plant tissue to remain dorment
ABA
Simplest of the main plant hormones
Ethylene
Seedling produced in a lab
Tissue culturing
Special stem and leaves to store food
Bulb
Stolen stems
Corms