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What cause the root to grow sideways?

Roots may grow sideways due to obstacles in the soil, seeking water and nutrients in a particular direction, or in response to environmental factors such as gravity or light. This phenomenon is known as root skewing or root gravitropism, where roots grow horizontally instead of vertically.


What is another name for geotropism?

Another name for geotropism is gravitropism. It refers to the growth or movement of an organism in response to gravity.


What is the function of elongation?

The cells produced by mitosis undergo a period of elongation in the direction of the axis of the root. It is at this time that they are sensitive to gravity and respond with gravitropism.


What do auxins control in plants?

Auxins primarily control plant growth and development, including elongation of cells, root development, and tropic responses such as phototropism and gravitropism. They also play a role in apical dominance, lateral root formation, and fruit development.


How do auxins relate to phototropism and gravitropism?

Auxins are plant hormones that play a key role in both phototropism (growth towards light) and gravitropism (growth in response to gravity). In phototropism, auxins accumulate on the shaded side of the stem, promoting cell elongation and bending towards the light source. In gravitropism, auxins redistribute in response to gravity, causing differential growth and either upward (negative gravitropism) or downward (positive gravitropism) bending of the stem.

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What is the growth of plants root downward and shoot upward called?

Elongation of the meristematic tissue


What cause the root to grow sideways?

Roots may grow sideways due to obstacles in the soil, seeking water and nutrients in a particular direction, or in response to environmental factors such as gravity or light. This phenomenon is known as root skewing or root gravitropism, where roots grow horizontally instead of vertically.


How does gravity affect root growth?

Gravity affects root growth by exerting a force on the plant's roots, causing them to grow in the direction of the force. Roots typically grow downward in response to gravity, a phenomenon known as positive gravitropism. However, some plants have evolved to exhibit negative gravitropism, where their roots grow away from the force of gravity.


What can be defined as a root's downward growth as a response to gravity?

A root's downward growth as a response to gravity is called positive gravitropism or positive geotropism.


Why its incorrect to say ifa a root is placed horizontally it will bend towards gravity?

It is incorrect to say that if a root is placed horizontally it will bend towards gravity because roots exhibit positive gravitropism, meaning they grow downwards in response to gravity. Thus, a horizontal root would still grow downwards due to gravitropism.


Does pressure on the root nerve cause pain?

Pressure on the nerve root can definitely cause pain and it may also cause sensory and/or motor deficits.


What is another name for geotropism?

Another name for geotropism is gravitropism. It refers to the growth or movement of an organism in response to gravity.


What is the function of elongation?

The cells produced by mitosis undergo a period of elongation in the direction of the axis of the root. It is at this time that they are sensitive to gravity and respond with gravitropism.


Will time upside down help a plant to grow faster?

well the scientific meaning of it is no because of gravitropism. gravitropism is the force of gravity on plant. dont know what gravitropism is: wikipedia search: gravitropism.


What kind of gravitropism do roots display when they grow into the soil?

Positive gravitropism, as the roots grow towards gravity by growing downwards into the soil.


A compound sentence using the word gravitropism?

Gravitropism is a noun, and I do not know what it is. ^^^ is the answer to the question! Hope it helped! Please vote!


Can you use a sentence with the word Gravitropism?

Is gravitropism why the seed is growing towards gravity?Yes gravitropism is why the roots go towards the center of the Earth.