statolith
(noun)
a specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates
Examples of statolith in the following topics:
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Plant Responses to Gravity
- Amyloplasts (also known as statoliths) are specialized plastids that contain starch granules and settle downward in response to gravity.
- When a plant is tilted, the statoliths drop to the new bottom cell wall.