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Tropism Task Cards
Tropism Task Cards
Task: TABLEAU
Suppose you and your group members are plants and you are made to respond to the stimulus
presented in the figure. Show how you will react to the stimulus and present it to the class.
Assign a member to explain what you have presented in front.
Specify what plant organ is responsible for the reaction to the stimulus and why it
behaves that way.
Phototropism
Phototropism is the growth or movement of a plant in the direction of its light source.
TASK CARD
Task: TABLEAU
Suppose you and your group members are plants and you are made to respond to the stimulus
presented in the figure. Show how you will react to the stimulus and present it to the class.
Assign a member to explain what you have presented in front.
Specify what plant organ is responsible for the reaction to the stimulus and why it
behaves that way.
Geotropism
Task: TABLEAU
Suppose you and your group members are plants and you are made to respond to the stimulus
presented in the figure. Show how you will react to the stimulus and present it to the class.
Assign a member to explain what you have presented in front.
Specify what plant organ is responsible for the reaction to the stimulus and why it
behaves that way.
Hydrotropism
TASK CARD
Task: TABLEAU
Suppose you and your group members are plants and you are made to respond to the stimulus
presented in the figure. Show how you will react to the stimulus and present it to the class.
Assign a member to explain what you have presented in front.
Specify what plant organ is responsible for the reaction to the stimulus and why it
behaves that way.
Thigmotropism
Thigmotropism is the directional growth movement of a plant part in response to the touch of
an object. For example a climbing vine wraps around a stem or a Venus Fly Trap closes on a fly.