Plants
By:Braxston Redmond 5th period
1a there are a lot of leaves ...................................... Go to 2
1b leaves are big................................. Go to 3
2a leaves surround the corolla..................... Weigela
2b leaves don't surround the corolla..........................Go to3
3a there are many leaves but do not surround the corolla..............Hydrangeas blossom
3b leaves are big.............................. Go to 4
4a leaves are pink but have a red corolla...................... Rose of sharon
4b flower is tall........................ Sun flower
5a flower is small and pink...........................Hybrid tea bushes
5b flower is orange......................Annuals
Tropisms
Positive Taxis Example- a trees roots grow towards a river
Negative Taxis Example- all plant roots show a positive taxis to water
Phototropism- plant growth due to light
Positive Taxis Example- a maple tree's shoot system grows up towards sunlight
Negative Taxis Example- a maple tree's root system grows down away from sunlight
Geotropsim- plant growth due to gravity
Positive Taxis Example- a rose's root system grows down towards gravity
Negative Taxis Example- a rose's shoot system grows up away from gravity
Thigmotropism- plant growth due to touch
Positive Taxis Example- vines grow up a wall
Negative Taxis Example- a sunflower grows and touches a wall and then starts growing away from the wall