MICROANATOMY

EPITHELIUM CONNECTIVE TISSUE SKIN

INTEGUMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify the stimulus ____ “Roots growing down towards gravity”
A
Roots growing down
B
The force of gravity
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Many different explanations have been proposed for why plant shoots grow “up” and roots grow “down.” (The growth of roots downward, in the direction of the pull of gravity, is called positive gravitropism and the growth of shoots upward, away from the pull of gravity, is called negative gravitropism.

Detailed explanation-3: -The response or the movement of the plant parts towards the force of gravity is called geotropism. The downward growth of roots towards the pull of gravity is called positive geotropism.

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