Give one example of Chemotropism.

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Chemotropism is known as growth or movement of a complete plant or plant parts towards the chemical stimulus. For example the growth of pollen tube down to the ovule in the ovary through the stigma and style during fertilization in order to respond to the presence of sugars in the style.

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