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Question
The movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of sun is due to
Options
phototropism
geotropism
chemotropism
hydrotropism
Solution
phototropism
Explanation -
A tropism is the growth of a plant as a response to a stimulus, and phototropism occurs when a plant responds to light by bending in the direction of the light. So the movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of the sun is due to phototropism.
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