LEVEL 05 · LESSON 04
Acclimatization
See it
Acclimatization transitions plantlets from the protected, humid, sugar-supported in-vitro environment toward ex-vitro conditions. In-vitro plants can have altered anatomy and physiology, making the transition a genuine biological stage rather than simple repotting.
Understand it
Humidity, light, water relations, roots, leaves, and microbial exposure all change.
Gradual transition is commonly important.
Record survival and growth after transfer, not only the day of removal from culture.
Important boundary
A plantlet that survived removal from the vessel is not automatically fully acclimatized.
Try it
Explain the concept in your own words, then identify what plant, explant, stage, units, source, or observation context would need to be preserved before applying it.
Lesson quiz
Apply it
Connect this lesson to an actual MyTCLab record: what fields would you need in order to know later exactly what happened and why?