Which Statement About Plant Tropisms Is True

question 2

Multiple Choice

Which statement about plant tropisms is true?

• A) An imbalance in gibberellin concentration causes curvature.
• B) Roots grow toward the light.
• C) One side of the root or shoot grows more rapidly than the other.
• D) DNA is the gravity receptor.
• E) Auxin is the gravity receptor.

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Definitions:

Observational Learning

The process of learning behaviors by watching and imitating others, as proposed by Bandura's social learning theory.

Learned Helplessness

A situation where someone feels unable to control their life, due to a traumatic incident or repeated failures.

Contingency Blocking

A phenomenon in classical conditioning where a previously learned association prevents the acquisition of a new association because the first stimulus is a better predictor of the outcome.

Response Generalization

The process by which a conditioned response is made in reaction to stimuli that are similar to the original conditioned stimulus.