A student placed a potted plant growing in a glass pot horizontally (with the root and shoot, both being in the horizontal direction). After a few days, the student observed that the root of the plant bends downwards and the shoot (stem) of the plant bends upwards. Which scientific term is used to indicate:(a) upward bending of shoot (or stem)?(b) downward bending of root?

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1.	A student placed a potted plant growing in a glass pot horizontally (with the root and shoot, both being in the horizontal direction). After a few days, the student observed that the root of the plant bends downwards and the shoot (stem) of the plant bends upwards. Which scientific term is used to indicate:(a) upward bending of shoot (or stem)?(b) downward bending of root?
Answer» A student placed a potted plant growing in a glass pot horizontally (with the root and shoot, both being in the horizontal direction). After a few days, the student observed that the root of the plant bends downwards and the shoot (stem) of the plant bends upwards. Which scientific term is used to indicate: (a) upward bending of shoot (or stem)? (b) downward bending of root?