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Design an experiment to demonstrate hydrotropism​

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ANSWER:

AIM: To demonstrate hydrotropism in plants.

PROCEDURE :

i. Plant a seedling in a VESSEL containing soil.

ii. Adjacent to the seedling put a porous pot containing water.

iii. Leave the SET up for few days.

OBSERVATION :

 On examining the roots of seedlings it is observed that the roots bend towards the source of water and do not grow straight.

RESULT :

It confirms that plant shows hydrotropism as the roots bend towards the porous pot of water. As hydrotropism is a plant growth response in which the direction of growth is DETERMINED by a stimulus of gradient in water concentration.

 

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