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Phototropism: Grow Toward the Light

  • October 17, 2013
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Most plants grow toward a light source, meaning they are phototropic. The hormone auxin prompts plants to reach for light, a process known as positive phototropism. Negative phototropism is the opposite: Roots grow into the soil, away from light, to find water and nutrients.

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