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Name the plan...

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Name the plant part :
(a) which bends in the direction of gravity but away from light
(b) which bends towards light but away from the force of gravity

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Solution

(a) Roots bend in the direction of gravity but away from the light.
(b) Shoots bend towards the light but away from the force of gravity.

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