HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

PLANT BIOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
plant growth in response to gravity (stems grow upward and roots grow downward)
A
gravitropism
B
shoot system
C
nonvascular plant
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The roots grown downward in the direction of gravity, which is positive gravitropism, and the shoot grows upward away from gravity, which is negative gravitropism. The reason plants know which way to grow in response to gravity is due to amyloplasts in the plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Geotropism is a type of tropism where plants show some growth in response to gravity. Roots growing downwards is an example of geotropism.

Detailed explanation-3: -Plant parts can grow with or against gravity. This type of tropism is called gravitropism. Roots of a plant grow downward and exhibit positive gravitropism. Stems, on the other hand, exhibit negative gravitropism since they grow upwards and against the force of gravity (see Figure 1).

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