The movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of the sun is due to:(a) photonasty (b) phototropism (c) hydrotropism (d) chemotropism

Academic Biology NCERT Class 10

(b) phototropism.

Phototropism is the movement of a plant part which responds to a stimulus (light).

Hence the movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of the sun is due to phototropism.

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Updated on: 23-Mar-2023

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