IGCSE Coordinated Science
Biology
7.3 Tropic Responses
Coordination and Response
Recap Questions: Nervous System
(Total 7 marks)
Questions: Tropic Responses
IGCSE Coordinated Science
Biology
7.3 Tropic Responses
IGCSE Coordinated Science
Biology
7.3 Tropic Responses
Plants produce a chemical called auxin to control their growth. The diagram shows how the
tip of a plant grows in response to the direction of light. The arrows inside the
plants tip
represent the movement of auxin.
(a) (i) What is the name of this type of response?
.
(1 mark)
(ii) Explain how auxin is involved in bringing about the growth shown in diagram B. (3
marks)
(b) Name two other stimuli that influence the direction that plants grow.(2 MARKS)