Tropisms and Hormones

Discover the hormones that dictate whether a plant grows downwards with gravity, towards water and nutrients, or upwards towards light.

Biology - Plants - Learning Points.

Tropisms allow plants to seek out the best conditions for survival.

Tropisms are controlled by hormones called auxins.

Tropisms react to varying conditions of light, gravity and water.

There are both positive and negative tropisms.

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