5.4.2

Types of Tropisms

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Tropisms

Tropisms are controlled by auxins. They are groups of responses that can be split into:

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Phototropisms

  • These involve growth either towards (positively phototropic) or away from (negatively phototropic) a light source.
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Gravitropisms (or geotropisms)

  • Growth either towards (positively gravitropic) or away from (negatively geotropic) the direction of gravity.

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