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Describe how gravitropism in roots is different from gravitropism in shoots.

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Gravitropism is the movement or growth of a plant in response to gravity. ... Plant shoots demonstrate negative gravitropism since they grow in the opposite direction of gravity. Gravity is sensed by specialized cells called statocytes, which have statoliths that sink inside the cell.

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