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A shoot on a windowsill bends towards the light. This directional growth is:
APhotoreception
BPhotoreduction
CPhototropism
DPhotosynthesis
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Phototropism
1. Growth is directed by the stimulus of light.
2. Directional growth movements are called tropisms.
3. So this one is phototropism.
_Source: syllabus Science Class X, Chapter 7, Control and Coordination._
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