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TROPISMO [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tropism
1, record 1, English, tropism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The directional growth of a plant organ in response to an external stimulus, such as light, touch, or gravity. 2, record 1, English, - tropism
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- tropisme
1, record 1, French, tropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Orientation de croissance présentée par les organes végétaux en réponse à diverses stimulations unilatérales, physiques (lumière, pesanteur) ou chimiques (humidité, présence de certains ions, etc.). 2, record 1, French, - tropisme
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- tropismo
1, record 1, Spanish, tropismo
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Movimiento o atracción de un organismo en una dirección o hacia algún estímulo determinado. 2, record 1, Spanish, - tropismo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-12-20
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- geotropic
1, record 2, English, geotropic
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- gravitropic 1, record 2, English, gravitropic
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relating to the directional growth of a plant in response to gravity. 2, record 2, English, - geotropic
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- géotropique
1, record 2, French, g%C3%A9otropique
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- gravitropique 2, record 2, French, gravitropique
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relatif à l'orientation de la croissance d'une plante en réponse à la gravité. 3, record 2, French, - g%C3%A9otropique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- geotrópico
1, record 2, Spanish, geotr%C3%B3pico
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- geotrópica 1, record 2, Spanish, geotr%C3%B3pica
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Relativo al tropismo producido fundamentalmente por la acción de la gravedad, como el que experimentan las plantas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - geotr%C3%B3pico
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-12-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thigmotropism
1, record 3, English, thigmotropism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- haptotropism 2, record 3, English, haptotropism
correct
- stereotropism 3, record 3, English, stereotropism
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The directional growth of a plant, in response to the stimulus of direct contact. 3, record 3, English, - thigmotropism
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Thigmotropism is a name derived from the Greek root thigma, meaning "touch." A thigmotropism is a response of a plant or plant part to contact with the touch of an object, animal, plant, or even the wind. When a tendril makes contact with an object, specialized epidermal cells ... perceive the contact and promote uneven growth, causing the tendril to curl around the object ... 4, record 3, English, - thigmotropism
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There are two kinds of thigmotropism: positive thigmotropism (the stem's reaction toward the touching object) and negative thigmotropism (a root's reaction away from a touching object into the soil). 5, record 3, English, - thigmotropism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- thigmotropisme
1, record 3, French, thigmotropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- haptotropisme 2, record 3, French, haptotropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] tropisme dont le stimulus est le contact. 3, record 3, French, - thigmotropisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
C'est par haptotropisme que les racines contournent les cailloux du sol, que les vrilles des plantes grimpantes et les tiges volubiles s'accrochent aux supports. 4, record 3, French, - thigmotropisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
[...] le thigmotropisme, ou haptotropisme, des plantes à vrilles, qui, au contact d'un support, permet aux vrilles de se courber et de s'enrouler autour de lui, par suite d'une brutale accélération de la croissance du côté qui ne touche pas le support. 5, record 3, French, - thigmotropisme
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il existe deux types de thigmotropisme : le thigmotropisme positif (par exemple une plante (vrille) s'enroule autour du tuteur) et le thigmotropisme négatif (par exemple la plante (vrille) ignore le tuteur). 6, record 3, French, - thigmotropisme
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología vegetal
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- tigmotropismo
1, record 3, Spanish, tigmotropismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
- haptotropismo 2, record 3, Spanish, haptotropismo
correct, masculine noun
- estereotropismo 3, record 3, Spanish, estereotropismo
correct, masculine noun
- figmotropismo 4, record 3, Spanish, figmotropismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tropismo provocado por el contacto con un cuerpo sólido. 5, record 3, Spanish, - tigmotropismo
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El tigmotropismo es la respuesta de la planta al contacto con objetos sólidos. Los zarcillos de las viñas se arrollan alrededor de un objeto, permitiéndole crecer hacia arriba. 1, record 3, Spanish, - tigmotropismo
Record 4 - internal organization data 2003-12-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- aerotropism
1, record 4, English, aerotropism
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... the influence of gases on growth and curvature ... 2, record 4, English, - aerotropism
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The adjustment to the stimulus of gases. 3, record 4, English, - aerotropism
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- aérotropisme
1, record 4, French, a%C3%A9rotropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] tropisme qui est sous la dépendance de l'air [...] 2, record 4, French, - a%C3%A9rotropisme
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] tropisme dû à l'influence des gaz que l'on fait agir sur les plantes [...] 3, record 4, French, - a%C3%A9rotropisme
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Botánica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- aerotropismo
1, record 4, Spanish, aerotropismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tropismo provocado por un gas. 1, record 4, Spanish, - aerotropismo
Record 5 - internal organization data 2003-09-04
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Living Matter - General Properties
- Plant Biology
- Animal Behaviour
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- thermotropism
1, record 5, English, thermotropism
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An involuntary movement of an organism or part of an organism in response to temperature changes. 2, record 5, English, - thermotropism
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
- Biologie végétale
- Comportement animal
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- thermotropisme
1, record 5, French, thermotropisme
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Réaction locomotrice orientée, provoquée par la présence d'un gradient thermique dans l'environnement du sujet. 2, record 5, French, - thermotropisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Chez les végétaux, les tropismes se caractérisent par l'orientation des organes en croissance de la plante [...] Il existe [des] tropismes, d'importance moins considérable, tels que le thermotropisme, le rhéotropisme des plantes aquatiques [...] et le thigmotropisme, ou haptotropisme [...] 3, record 5, French, - thermotropisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Thermotropisme. Présent dans tous les groupes animaux, surtout chez les poïkilothermes (animaux à température variable), il a été étudié en particulier chez les insectes qui marquent une préférence pour les zones chaudes, là aussi avec une notion d'optimum (thermopreferendum) au-delà duquel la réaction diminue, pour s'inverser lorsque la température est trop élevée. 3, record 5, French, - thermotropisme
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'animal se place dans la zone du champ thermique où la température lui est le plus favorable. 4, record 5, French, - thermotropisme
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Propiedades generales de la materia viva
- Biología vegetal
- Comportamiento animal
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- termotropismo
1, record 5, Spanish, termotropismo
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Tropismo provocado por actuación de calor en una parte determinada del organismo. 1, record 5, Spanish, - termotropismo
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