Question

Which of these are examples of negative tropism? (Select all that apply.)

A.a plant’s roots growing toward a water source due to hydrotropism
B.a plant’s stem growing upward out of the ground due to gravitropism
C.a plant’s leaves growing away from the sunlight due to phototropism
D.a plant’s roots growing away from a water source due to hydrotropism
E.a plant’s leaves growing toward the direction of the sun due to phototropism.
F.a plant’s roots growing down into the soil due to gravitropism

Answer 1

D. a plant's roots growing away from a water source due to hydrotropism
C. a plant's leaves growing away from the sunlight due to phototropism

Answer 2

Negative tropism is the growth or movement of an organism away from a stimulus. A common example that can be used to explain negative tropism is the shoot of the plants that grow against gravity