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(a) A plant’s response to light is called

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Solution

The correct answer is: Phototropism.
The movement of a plant part in response to light is called phototropism. The plant’s shoot shows positive phototropism whereas, the plant’s root show negative phototropism.

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The bending of the shoot of a plant in response to light is called :

(a) geotropism

(b) phototropism

(d) photonasty

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