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Question
The movement of shoot towards light is
Options
geotropism
hydrotropism
chemotropism
phototropism
Solution
phototropism
Explanation -
The term "Photo" means light and "tropism" means directional movement. Shoot responds to light by growing towards the direction of the source of light. This is termed phototropism.
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