Monday, March 28, 2011

2.80 Geo tropism

Describe the Geo tropic responses of roots and stems.

- Geo refers to gravity. Tropic is the growth response to gravity.\
- E.g. If you take a seed, the embryonic root grows downwards. This is positive Geo tropism.
- When the root grows upwards it is called negative Geo tropism.

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