11.17: Introduction to Plant Growth
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- 43947
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Identify the key elements and processes in plant growth
Most plants continue to grow throughout their lives. Like other multicellular organisms, plants grow through a combination of cell growth and cell division. Cell growth increases cell size, while cell division (mitosis) increases the number of cells.
What You’ll Learn to Do
- Describe the way that plants grow
- Distinguish between primary growth and secondary growth in stems
- Understand how hormones affect plant growth and development
Learning Activities
The learning activities for this section include the following:
- How Plants Grow
- Stem Growth
- Growth Responses
- Self Check: Plant Growth
Contributors and Attributions
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- Introduction to Plant Growth. Authored by: Shelli Carter and Lumen Learning. Provided by: Lumen Learning. License: CC BY: Attribution
CC licensed content, Shared previously
- Plant Growth. Authored by: CK-12. Located at: www.ck12.org/biology/Plant-Growth/lesson/Plant-Growth/r35/. Project: Biology. License: CC BY-NC: Attribution-NonCommercial