Like all organisms, plants detect and respond to stimuli in their environment.

Unlike animals,
plants can’t run, fly, or swim toward food or away from danger. They are usually rooted to the soil.
Instead, a plant’s primary means of response is to change how it is growing. Plants also don’t
have a nervous system to control their responses. Instead, their responses are generally
controlled by hormones, which are chemical messenger molecules.
Light- Light obviously affects the plants ability to grow because light
is needed for photosynthesis. Through photosynthesis the plant
makes its energy carrying molecules. It is also needed for the
production of chlorophyll.
Day Length- Day length causes the plants to flower. Many other
roles of day length are being studied such as fruit and seed
germination, dormancy, and leaf loss.
Gravity- Gravity causes roots to grow down toward the soil and roots
to grow up away from the source of gravity.
Temperature- Temperature affects the rate of enzyme reaction.
Higher temperature, to a point, is best for plant growth while low
temperatures are needed for some plants to flower.