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Question
The root of the plant is ______.
- positively phototropic but negatively geotropic
- positively geotropic but negatively phototropic
- negatively phototropic but positively hydrotropic
- negatively hydrotropic but positively phototropic
Options
(i) and (ii)
(ii) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv)
(i) and (iv)
Solution
(ii) and (iii)
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