statolith

(noun)

a specialized form of amyloplast involved in graviperception by plant roots and most invertebrates

Related Terms

Examples of statolith in the following topics:

  • 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.