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Question
The bending of the shoot of a plant in response to light is called :
(a) geotropism
(b) phototropism
(c) thigmotropism
(d) photonasty
Solution
(b) phototropism
Photo means light and tropism means movement. The bending of plant shoots in response to light is called phototropism.
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