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What term do you give to movement in response to gravity?


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Geotropism:

  1. The growth of the parts of plants in response to the force of gravity is called geotropism.
  2. Example: The upward growth of plant shoots is an instance of negative geotropism and the downward growth of roots is positive geotropism.

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