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What adaptive advantages are conferred on a plant whose stems are positively phototropic and whose roots are positively gravitropic?
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Positive phototropism means the plant grows towards the light. Gravitropism is a turning or growth movement by a plant or fungus in response to gravity. Positive gravitropism means the plant grows in the direction of gravitational pull. Show more…
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