syt0726, 12:63 0M Detailed Chemical coordination in plants - Google Docs Chemical coordination in plants Directional stimuli: stimuli that act in a particular direction The stimuli that act on plants: - Light - Gravity The shoot grows towards light because it needs light to carry out photosynthesis In most species, a positive phototropism is the strongest tropic response of the shoot. It ensures that the leaves, held out at an angle to the stem, will receive the maximum amount of sunlight: can be shown through a source of unidirectional light In darkness or uniform light, the shoot shows a negative geotropism. This is so the roots of plants grow down into the soil, where they can reach water and mineral ions. Roots also fix a plant firmly in place- provide anchorage Most roots don't respond to directional light at all hitpstldocs.google.com/documentah®3HuTp3kaY mY JW2Igu2-NBSiSFGbmo3qMHRe|8BYAectt