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Leaf Structure: Arrangement and Venation

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Give the scientific terms used to represent the following :
(d) Bending of roots towards the water.

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Solution: Hydrotropism
Hydrotropism is the tropic movement towards or away from the water. Roots are positively hydrotropic while stems are negatively hydrotropic.

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