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What are the examples of hydrotropism plants?


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Tropism:

  1. Tropism occurs when a plant responds to a stimulus by exhibiting some growth movement.
  2. Tropism is determined by the stimulus's direction.
  3. Plants can respond to a stimulus in one of two ways: negatively or positively.

Hydrotropism:

  1. Hydrotropism is a plant's response to a stimulus or gradient in water concentration that determines the direction of growth.
  2. As they move and grow towards the water, roots exhibit a positive hydrotropic response.

Examples of hydrotropism:

  1. Tomato root
  2. Radish root

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