Sensitivity = characteristic of all living organisms

Responses of plants = mostly growth movements

e.g. Young stems grow towards light (phototropism)
e.g. Main roots grow towards centre Earth (gravitropism = geotropism)
Tropism = the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in
response to an external stimulus
Positive tropism = towards the stimulus
Negative tropism = away from the stimulus
Actors = Plant growth regulators
Auxins,
Cytokinins,
Gibberellins,
Abscisic acid and
Ethylene.
Not named hormones because different from animal hormones
Effect of light on auxin distribution in shoots
Roles of auxin in plants

Day length and the control of flowering

Plant development and phytochrome