A student investigates whether a shoot tip detects light. Identical opaque caps are placed over either the tip or a lower section of different shoots. The caps do not restrict growth. All shoots receive light from the left.
Which result supports detection of light by the tip?
covered tips grow straight; covered lower sections bend right
covered tips bend right; covered lower sections grow straight
covered tips bend left; covered lower sections grow straight
covered tips grow straight; covered lower sections bend left
46 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 6.3 Plant hormones, covering 6.3.1 Plant hormones and tropisms and 6.3.2 Commercial uses of plant hormones. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.