Please Define the Following Key Terms

question 56

Short Answer

Please define the following key terms
-Nancy Wake (1912?2011)

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Definitions:

Photoperiodic Response

The physiological reaction of organisms to the length of night or day, affecting flowering, reproduction, and other seasonal activities.

Short-day Plant

Plants that require long nights (short days) to induce flowering.

Poinsettia

A plant with red and green foliage, often associated with Christmas.

Cryptochrome

A class of flavoproteins that are sensitive to blue light and are involved in the circadian rhythms and photoperiodism in plants and animals.