Experimental Plants That Were Sent Up in Space Shuttle Missions

question 38

Multiple Choice

Experimental plants that were sent up in space shuttle missions did not exhibit all of their normal tropisms.Which of the following responses would you most expect to be lacking from these plants?

• A) gravitropism
• B) geotropism
• C) thigmotropism
• D) phototropism

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