Life: The Science of Biology
Life: The Science of Biology
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Author: David E. Sadava, David M. Hillis, H. Craig Heller, Sally D. Hacker
Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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The reason for bending of coleoptile in the direction of light despite auxin moving away from the side of coleoptile that is receiving light.

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Light is essential for the plants to survive as their photosynthesis depends on it. Plants growing in shade are often seen bending toward the light. This phenomenon of bending of plant in response to the amount of light it receives is called as phototropism.

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