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CAIE IGCSE Biology 14.5.2 Phototropism

Practise describing phototropism as directional plant growth towards or away from a light source.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • define phototropism as directional growth in response to light
  • identify a shoot bending towards one-sided light as positive phototropism
  • distinguish a growth response from photosynthesis or simple light absorption

14.5.2—Phototropism as a response in which question 1

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The nervous system coordinates the responses of animals to changes in their environment.

Fig. 2.3 shows three pots of seedlings that have been kept in different conditions.

Fig. 2.3

Fig. 2.3

State the name of the growth response shown by the seedlings in pot R.

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