PLANTS
PLANT RESPONSES TO STIMULI
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Cold
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Detailed explanation-1: -In phototropism a plant bends or grows directionally in response to light. Shoots usually move towards the light; roots usually move away from it. In photoperiodism flowering and other developmental processes are regulated in response to the photoperiod, or day length.
Detailed explanation-2: -When light is coming from one side of the plant, auxin diffuses towards the shady side of the shoot. This concentration of auxin stimulates the cells to grow longer on the side of the shoot which is away from light. Thus, the plant appears to bend towards light.
Detailed explanation-3: -Well, It is a phenomenon that is called “Gravitropism". Gravitropism is either positive which means “with gravity” or negative gravitropism which means against gravity. It is said that plant and fungi both have negative gravitropism i.e. both of them grow upwards.