Trees Found at High Elevations Tend to Be Short with Stocky

question 111

Multiple Choice

Trees found at high elevations tend to be short with stocky tree trunks compared to trees growing in more sheltered areas. The term that describes plants' sensitivity to mechanical stress is

• A)thigmomorphogenesis.
• B)thigmotropism.
• C)statolithogenesis.
• D)florigenesis.
• E)vernalization.

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