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Why do leaves grow towards the sun?

Updated: 9/18/2023
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because it takes in the nutrients

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Why does a plant grow towards the sunlight?

to get the full surface area of their leaves facing the sun, so they can't photosynthesis as much as possible.


How does the position of the sun affect the growth of a plant?

Plants depend on the sun for energy. They will angle themselves so that their leaves get the maximum sun exposure. This is called phototrophic growth. Plants will grow towards the sun.


What do plants grow towards?

the sun


What causes shoots and leaves to elongate?

Leaves and shoots grow towards light in a reaction known as phototropism. Similarly, an attribute called geotropism causes roots to grow down towards gravity.


Stems and leaves grow using positive what?

stems and leaves grow using positive phototropism. That means growing towards the source of light. Mostly we reffer to the sun in this case. Even so, stems and roots can as well grow away from the source of light, that is negative phototropism.


As the sun moves across the sky the leaves of a plant will?

Grow


How do the leaves of a flower allow it grow?

The leaves absorb energy from the sun. and oxygen from the air. This is converted into sugars which gives the plant energy to grow.


Comparition and contraction between phototropism and gravitropism?

If I am not mistaken, phototropism is when plants grow towards the sun. Gravitropism is when plants grow towards the ground.


What is a plants response to gravity?

(meaning: tropo; turning, bending; geo, earth) The innate condition in plants to grow their roots toward gravity. The same happens with the leaves that grow towards the sun; this instead is called phototropism.


How bare trees grow back leaves?

By the warmth of the sun in spring


How would you expect leaves and stems to grow in response to gravity?

Stems will always grow towards light and away from gravity.


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.