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Green plants respond to the stimulus of light. Most stems and leaves grow towards light.
HINt: If you have never noticed a plant that has sat in a sunny window for to long always bends towards the light.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 9y agoWhen a plant only gets light on one side, it produces a hormone called auxin to make the part of the plant in the shade to grow longer. This causes the plant to bend and go more towards the light.
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How will a plant grow when its on its side?
As long as the roots are in the ground the plant will grow towards the light.
Where do the roots of a plant grow toward a source of water?
Plant roots generally grow in the soil. In the case of aquatic plants, they are already in the water and do not need to grow toward it.
Is tropism the movement of a plant towards or away from a stimulus?
Towards. As in, phototropism. The tendency of plants to grow towards light.
Would a plant still grow upwards if you place it in different directions?
A plant does not grow upwards. A tropism is the growth of a plant in response to a stimulus. This means a plant does not grow upwards, it grows towards a stimulus which in most cases is light. Try it out, put a plant in a dark closet with a light on one side and watch the plant grow towards the light. The results should be clear after a number of days. The plant's response to light is known as phototropism. Hope I helped :)
Does light effect the direction of growth of a plant?
Plants need light and they will grow towards where they receive an optimal amount; plants will face where the light is. You can experiment on your own by growing your own plant and using a desk lamp as the light source. As the plant grows, it will lean towards and face the light source directly.
What lets the plant grow up towards the light?
Growth towards light is regulated by hormones called auxins. Auxins stimulate growth in the area of the plant that they are found and are produced by the tip of a stem. In sunlight they break down. As such there are more auxins on the shaded side of the plant. This will cause more growth on one side of the plant which will make it grow towards the light.
How do plants bend towards light?
There is a plant hormone called auxins. In a plant such as a sunflower, the auxins will distribute themselves on the dark side of the plant where they will cause the the expulsion of H+ ions decreasing the Ph of the cells on the dark side of the plant. This decrease in Ph will cause a weakening of the cell wall and swelling will occur ultimatly allowing the plant to move and organize itslef towards sun light.
What do you call the movement of shoot towards light?
Phototropism is a plant's growth response to a light source, determining which direction it grows in. Positive Phototropism is the tendency for a plant to grow towards the light; Negative Phototropism is when it grows away from the light.
Does the source of light affect the direction in which a plant grows?
The plant will simply grow towards the light soursce. Also without light it'll go all white and pale and weird and eventually die... This is because in the wild it's survival of the fittest, plants need light and if they don't grow towards the light, another plant may block it out...
If a plant was growing bent over towards the light how could you make it grow straight again?
put more light
Why are the plants in your house growing toward a window that faces west?
Plants will always grow towards the light source. Turn the pot a quarter turn every day and it will grow straight.
What causes a plant to grow upward?
Okay, well there is tropism and stimulus. The stimulus can be gravity, light, and touch. So it depends... If there is a window above the plant and it is reaching upwards towards it... then it would be light, and the plant's response would be reaching upward towards it.
