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Question
The growth of a pollen tube towards the ovule caused by a sugary substance as stimulus is an example of :
(a) phototropism
(b) chlorotropism
(c) gravitropism
(d) chemotropism
Solution
(d) chemotropism
The growth of pollen tubes towards the ovule caused by a sugary substance is an example of chemotropism.
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