WAEC Biology 1991 (August) Question 17

Question 17

Plant Responses and Hormones

Growing radicles of seddlings are

  1. A.negatively phototropic
  2. B.positively phototropic
  3. C.negatively geotropic
  4. D.negatively hydrotropic
  5. E.positively phototactic
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Answer: A (negatively phototropic)

Explanation

Roots grow away from light (negatively phototropic) and towards gravity and water.