HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

ULTRA STRUCTURE OF PLANT CELLS AND ORGANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is phototropism?
A
A plant’s response to water near it
B
A plant’s response to gravity
C
A plant’s response to light near it
D
A plant’s response to touch
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Phototropism, or the differential cell elongation exhibited by a plant organ in response to directional blue light, provides the plant with a means to optimize photosynthetic light capture in the aerial portion and water and nutrient acquisition in the roots.

Detailed explanation-2: -Phototropism is the phenomenon by which the plant bends in the direction of light. Light is required by the plants to stimulate energy production by the process of photosynthesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Phototropism is the ability of the plant to re-orient the shoot growth towards a direction of light source. Phototropism is important to plants as it enhances the ability of plants to optimize their photosynthetic capacity. As discussed above, phototropic response is exclusively controlled by phots.

Detailed explanation-4: -Plants use light to track time, which is known as photoperiodism. They can tell the time of day and time of year by sensing and using various wavelengths of sunlight. Light can also elicit a directional response in plants that allows them to grow toward, or even away from, light; this is known as phototropism.

Detailed explanation-5: -Phototropism is the directional response of a plant that allows the plant to grow towards or in some cases away from the light. Process of phototropism: Leaf tips and stem tips have a hormone called auxin which is sensitive to light. It allows the plant to positively grow towards the light source.

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