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tropism

vr.tr.tropism · ACT.PRC

Let an agent explain tropisms and their types and mechanisms, distinguish tropism from nastic movements and taxis, describe experiments and applications, and support learning in plant biology.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

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Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent explain tropisms and their types and mechanisms, distinguish tropism from nastic movements and taxis, describe experiments and applications, and support learning in plant biology.

A directional growth or movement response of an organism, chiefly plants and sessile organisms, toward or away from an external stimulus, named by the stimulus: phototropism to light, gravitropism to gravity, thigmotropism to touch, hydrotropism to water, chemotropism to chemicals, and others such as diatropism and chromotropism; tropisms are mediated by hormones such as auxin and differ from nastic movements, which are not directional, and from taxis, the locomotion of motile organisms.

What it is for: Directional growth responses to stimuli.

It can be explain types and mechanisms; distinguish related responses; describe experiments; support learning.

Distinguishing features

Directional

Stimulus-specific

Hormone-mediated

Positive or negative

What it looks like

Bending or growth of plant parts toward or away from stimuli.

How it is recognised

Directional growth response

Named by stimulus

Nastic movements are non-directional; taxis is locomotion

Related models

is a kind of - category

response to external stimulus

is related to - plants showing tropisms

weed

is related to - directional orientation

north

is related to - stimulus detection

sensor

In practice

Families and kinds

phototropism

gravitropism

thigmotropism

hydrotropism and chemotropism

other tropisms such as diatropism

Standards and regulation

Biological nomenclature conventions

Laboratory and school experiment safety

No regulation of the phenomenon

Failure modes and hazards

Confusing tropism with nastic movement or taxis

Oversimplifying mechanisms

Misnaming tropisms

Also called

thigmotropismdiatropismchromotropismchemotropismgravitropismhydrotropismneurotropismphototropismsonotropismnegative gravitropismpositive gravitropismheliotropism

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What tropisms are.

Biology.

Concept

Concept and types.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What are tropisms, how are they named by stimulus, and how do positive and negative tropisms differ? definition
  2. Is a tropism, a nastic movement or a taxis meant? boundary

Mechanism

Mechanisms.

Mechanism

Mechanisms.

  1. How do auxin and other hormones mediate phototropism and gravitropism at the cellular level? definition
  2. Which entry fits plant hormones? action
Observe Experiments.

Practice.

Experiments

Classic experiments.

Experiments

Experiments.

  1. What classic experiments by Darwin, Boysen-Jensen, Went and others established tropism mechanisms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits history of plant biology? action

Demonstrate

Demonstrations.

Demonstrate

Demonstrations.

  1. How can tropisms be demonstrated in a classroom or home experiment? action
  2. Which entry fits school biology experiments? action
Apply Applications.

Context.

Agriculture

Agriculture and horticulture.

Agriculture

Agriculture.

  1. How do tropisms matter in crop growth, root development and horticulture? provenance
  2. Which entry fits horticulture? action

Space

Plants in space.

Space

Space.

  1. How do plants grow without gravity, and what has research in orbit shown? provenance
  2. Which entry fits space biology? action
Learn Teaching.

Education.

Teach

Teaching tropisms.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can tropisms be taught alongside other plant responses? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

References

References.

References

References.

  1. Which textbooks and reviews are standard on tropisms? provenance
  2. Which entry fits plant physiology? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each tropism be a separate entry?
  • How should plant physiology resources be linked?
  • How should experiments be linked?