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Short-Day Plants

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

Short-day plants require a long period of darkness (shorter daylight) in each 24-hour cycle to induce flowering.

AP course connection

Topic 8.1: 8.1 Responses to the Environment

Unit 8

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