NEETBiologyPlant Growth and DevelopmentMCQ+4 / −1
What causes a green plant exposed to the light, on only one side, to bend towards the source of light as it grows?
- ALight stimulates plant cells on the lighted side to grow faster.
- BAuxin accumulates on the shaded side, stimulating greater cell elongation there.
- CGreen plants need light to perform photosynthesis.
- DGreen plants seek light because they are photoreopic.
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Correct answer: B
Auxin stimulates cell elongation. It accumulates on shaded side which results in more elongation of cells towards shaded side of the plant. This causes bending of the plant towards source of light.
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