• Question: Do plant stems still grow upwards when you suspend the plant upside down?

    Asked by salej014 to Emma, Jimmy, Janet, Niall, Simon on 18 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Niall Crawford

      Niall Crawford answered on 18 Mar 2013:

      Yes, plants can sense gravity, and will grow in the appropriate direction.

    • Photo: Emma Ashley

      Emma Ashley answered on 19 Mar 2013:

      Yep, this is a term called geotropism I think!

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