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What is Geo-Tropism?

Geotropism is a plant growth or movement in response to gravity. Upward growth of the plant's parts against gravity is called negative geotropism, whilst downward growth of roots is called positive geotropism.


What is apical growth?

It is when growth occurs at the tips of roots and shoots of a plant


If a plant is tipped on its side the shoots will likely?

If a plant is tipped on its side, the shoot will still grow upward.


What kind of growth involves roots and shoots but not reproductive structures and in most plant?

The kind of growth that involves roots and shoots but not reproductive structures is called vegetative reproduction. Some biologists call it asexual reproduction.


How do plant hormones control the growth of roots and shoots?

Auxin controls the growth of the plant. Auxin in the roots of the plant inhibits growth whereas in the stems in the stems it encourages growth.


How is a young shoot called?

Young shoots are new growth on an existing plant, or the starts of recently planted crops and other plants.


How would the growth of a plant be affected if it were lying on its side?

The plant will still grow upward away from gravity


How is plant growth controlled?

plant growth controlled by hormone called auxin which is found in roots and shoots and sunlight break down auxin answered by rasool ebrahimi


What open growth pattern of plants means?

a plant has a growth pattern called open growth.throughout life, the plant adds new organs such as branches,leaver and roots enlarging from the tips of roots and shoots but the rate of growth is not uniform throghout the plant body. at the beginning, the growth is slow but gradually it becomes rapid attains a maximum then slows down and finally stops.


Why are the responses of shoots and roots important in the life of plants?

plant respones happenes as a result of a plant to hormones which coordinates and and control growth


What is an anophyte?

An anophyte is a moss or similar plant with cellular stems, with an upward growth and distinct leaves.


What is phototropism what does have to do with plants?

Tropism is the growth response of a plant caused by a stimulus. Gravitropism is the growth response of plant to gravity. The roots grow downward towards gravity, which is called positive gravitropism. The stem and upper part of a plant grow upward, away from gravity, which is called negative gravitropism.