Examples of phototropism in the following topics:
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- Phototropism is the directional bending of a plant toward or away from a light source of blue wavelengths of light.
- Positive phototropism is growth toward a light source , while negative phototropism (also called skototropism) is growth away from light.
- Phototropins are protein-based receptors responsible for mediating the phototropic response in plants.
- Azure bluets (Houstonia caerulea) display a phototropic response by bending toward the light.
- Phototropism is the growth of plants in response to light.
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- Light can also elicit a directional response in plants that allows them to grow toward, or even away from, light; this is known as phototropism .
- This is an example of positive phototropism.
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- Plant hormones affect all aspects of plant life, from flowering to fruit setting and maturation, and from phototropism to leaf fall.
- The term auxin is derived from the Greek word auxein, which means "to grow. " Auxins are the main hormones responsible for cell elongation in phototropism and gravitropism.