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2 marksIrritability and Response

CSEC Biology · May/June 2013 · Paper 2 · Question 2(b)(iii)

Statements A and B below describe two different examples of plant movement. A. The roots of seedlings grow downwards in the soil. B. The shoots of cucumber seedlings grow towards light coming through an open window.

Suggest how the types of movement described in A and B may be useful to the seedlings.

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