Tropism
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In biology, a tropism is a phenomenon indicating the growth or turning movement of an organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus.[1] In tropisms, this response is dependent on the direction of the stimulus (as opposed to nastic movements, which are non-directional responses). Tropisms are usually named for the stimulus involved; for example, a phototropism is a movement to the light source, and an anemotropism is the response and adaptation of plants to the wind.[2]
Tropisms occur in three sequential steps. First, there is a sensation to a stimulus. Next, signal transduction occurs. And finally, the directional growth response occurs.
Tropisms can be regarded by behaviorists as taxis (directional response) or kinesis (non-directional response).
The Cholodny–Went model, proposed in 1927, is an early model describing tropism in emerging shoots of monocotyledons, including the tendencies for the stalk to grow towards light (phototropism) and the roots to grow downward (gravitropism). In both cases, the directional growth is considered to be due to asymmetrical distribution of auxin, a plant growth hormone.[3]
The term "tropism" (from
Types
Tropisms can be distinguished according to the orientation with respect to the direction of the stimulus. They can commonly be either positive (towards the stimulus) or negative (away from it).[4] Both of these are orthotropic,[5] and can be contrasted with tropisms that are diatropic (perpendicular to the stimulus) or plagiotropic (at an oblique angle).[6]
According to the type of stimulus, tropisms can be:
- Aerotropism: the growth of plants towards or away from a source of wind[7]
- chemicals[8]
- Electrotropism, or galvanotropism: the movement or growth in response to an electric field[6][9]
- Exotropism: continuation of growth "outward," i.e. in the previously established direction[10]
- Gravitropism (sometimes referred to as geotropism): is movement or growth in response to gravity[4]
- Apogeotropism: negative geotropism
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- Apheliotropism: negative heliotropism
- Hydrotropism: movement or growth in response to water; in plants, the root cap senses differences in water moisture in the soil, and signals cellular changes that cause the root to curve towards the area of higher moisture[11]
- Prohydrotropism: positive hydrotropism
- Hygrotropism: movement or growth in response to moisture or humidity[citation needed]
- Magnetotropism: movement or growth in response to magnetic fields
- colors of light
- Aphototropism: negative phototropism
- Skototropism: negative phototropism of vines
- Selenotropism: motion of plant parts in response to the direction of the Moon[12]
- Thermotropism: movement or growth in response to temperature
- touchor contact
- Traumatotropism: orientation deviation after suffering a wounding[6][13]
See also
References
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