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plants lean towards the sun to gain nutrients, that is an adaptation. They also use th sun photosynthesis plants lean towards the sun for photosynthesis. When they leann towards the sun it is an adaptation
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 15y agoThere is a hormone produced in the shoot tips of growing plants which causes the cells forming behind it to elongate rapidly.
This hormone is destroyed by light, you can see this because plants grown in the dark tend to grow tall and thin.
If the light hits the side of the plant's growing stem then the cells on this side stay short while the cells on the side in the shadow elongate. This cause the tip of the growing plant to bend towards the source of the light. Thus plants, as they grow, lean towards the sun.
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∙ 12y agoPhotosynthesis
No, this is called phototropism
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∙ 7y agoThis is called phototropism and it is a growth response toward light.
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When a plant leans towards the sun what is the reaction?
Photosynthesis No, this is called phototropism
How does the sun make seasons?
The Sun does nothing except shine on the Earth, hitting the Equator approximately directly from above. It is the tilting of the Earth on its axis, as it orbits round the Sun, that causes the seasons. For instance: when the northern hemisphere tilts towards the Sun, it is Summer in the northern hemisphere and Winter in the southern hemisphere. Eventually, the southern hemisphere has its turn of tilting towards the Sun, and it is Summer in the southern hemisphere and Winter in the northern hemisphere.
Why a plant may twist the leaf blade towards the sun?
well the monkey eats it and spits it out
Why do you think our plants grew towards the sun explain?
Competitive pressure. To get the energy that the sun provides, plants need to be able to "see" it. If another plant grows on top of the first plant, it will block the energy and the first plant will not grow as well. Natural selection would take care of the rest... those plants that can see the sun (those growing towards the sun and those that are taller) will prosper.
What plant has more moon then earth?
Sunflower has more moon than Earth because it grows towards the sun more.
When a plant leans towards the sun what is the reaction?
Photosynthesis No, this is called phototropism
Why does a vining plant cling to a house?
All plants make food from sunlight so they all grow up towards the sun to get more of it. However the stalk of a vine cannot support the plant so it leans on either a tree or a building in order to grow up.
In A Southern Hemsphere in winter the earth leans toward or away from the sun?
During the southern Hemisphere winter, the earth's north pole 'leans' toward the sun, while its south pole 'leans' away from the sun.
What do you call a plant that grows towards the sun?
Heliotropic
When a plant absorbs sunlight a chemical reaction occurs in the what?
sun
Why is it hot in summer and spring?
The reason why we have seasons, is because the earth is tilted on it's axis. As it revolves around the sun, the tilt will lean towards the sun in the spring and summer and leans away from it for the fall and winter.
How do sunflowers respond to the environment?
Don't exactly take my word for it but, sunflowers can respond to the sunlight by causing photosynthesise to happen. Thus, it getting nutrients from it
What part of a plant holds it upright and moves it towards the sun?
stem
Which is an example of phototrism?
A plant that grows towards the sun is showing phototropism.
How does the sun make seasons?
The Sun does nothing except shine on the Earth, hitting the Equator approximately directly from above. It is the tilting of the Earth on its axis, as it orbits round the Sun, that causes the seasons. For instance: when the northern hemisphere tilts towards the Sun, it is Summer in the northern hemisphere and Winter in the southern hemisphere. Eventually, the southern hemisphere has its turn of tilting towards the Sun, and it is Summer in the southern hemisphere and Winter in the northern hemisphere.
What cactus is called the compass cactus because it usually leans in a south or southwesterly direction?
There are a number of species of cacti that bend towards the sun but the best known are several varieties of barrel cacti.
Why a plant may twist the leaf blade towards the sun?
well the monkey eats it and spits it out
