BIOL 111 Lecture Notes - Gynoecium, Double Fertilization, Eudicots
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*no lecture next tuesday or thursday or lab on thursday. Interacting with the environment (1st of 3 challenges): Darwin and son"s experiment: conclusion: the part of the coleoptile that senses light is in the tip and it sends a signal from the tip to the growing region. Tropisms o: phototropism: light creates auxin, auxin concentrated on side away from the light causing lengthening in that side o. Giberellin (stem elongation, seed germination, fruit growth) Auxin (tall stems stem elongation, inhibition lateral buds but promotes lateral roots. Giberellin + auxin = tall vs. cytokinens and ethylene. Some practical applications: giberellins and auxins make seedless fruits grow, ethylene is released by ripening fruit and causes ripening. Why one rotten apple spoils the bunch": auxin starts lateral roots on a branch cutting while suppressing lateral branches on stems. Defenses against drought o: lose the leaf and go back to having green stems.