Plant Responses

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    Stimulus and response

Fast and slow responses

External and Internal stimuli

Wilting

Plant hormones and ethylene 

See videos and related experiments/ discussion points below


Venus Fly Trap GIFs | Tenor

GIF touchmenot plant sensitive plant - animated GIF on GIFER - by Yozshukora
Trippy timelapse of two plants over a 24-hour period | Boing Boing


   What happens to plants in microgravity? - Will they grow up or down??


How to turn bananas from green to yellow using plant hormones?



                 

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