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Roots are - Botany

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Roots are 

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  • Descending, negatively geotropic, positively phototropic

  • Descending, positively geotropic, negatively phototropic

  • Ascending, positively geotropic, negatively phototropic

  • Ascending, negatively geotropic, positively phototropic

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Descending, positively geotropic, negatively phototropic

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Chapter 3: Vegetative Morphology - Evaluation [Page 63]

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Samacheer Kalvi Biology (Botany) [English] Class 11 TN Board
Chapter 3 Vegetative Morphology
Evaluation | Q 2. | Page 63
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Chapter 3 Vegetative Morphology
Evaluation | Q 2 | Page 120

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