Question
Which hormone is responsible for controlling phototropic
movement in plants?Solution
Auxin is a plant hormone that plays a major role in phototropism, the growth of plants in response to light. It promotes cell elongation on the side of the plant that is away from the light, causing the plant to bend towards the light.
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