The shoot of the plant grows towards _ while the root of the plant responds to _.

water, sunlight

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sunlight, gravity

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gravity, sunlight

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Solution

The correct option is B
sunlight, gravity

The shoot of the plant grows towards sunlight and this is called phototropism. The roots grow towards gravity or the earth and this is called geotropism. Also, when there is less availability of water the root ends extend towards the moist soil that contains water. This is called hydrotropism.

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