A group of students are studying how different stimuli affect the growth of plants. They place a growth lamp next to a plant that has been placed in a dark room. To ensure the survival of the plant they make sure to provide an adequate amount of nutrients and water. Which way is the plant most likely to respond?

Match the vocabulary terms to their definitions. 1 . a long, chain-like set of molecules made up of repeating units joined end to end polymer 2 . a hard, brittle, heat- and corrosion-resistant material made by subjecting a nonmetallic mineral mixture to intense heat ceramic 3 . a plastic with low elongations that cannot be recycled thermoset 4 . a carbon fiber embedded in a polymer resin matrix thermoplastic 5 . a plastic with high elongations that can be recycled crystal 6 . a solid form resulting from the arrangement of atoms, ions, or molecules in definite geometric patterns composite