5/3/01 10:41:16 AM, "e.g." <eg4b@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>It happens because the area not exposed to sun grows faster than the
>sun-facing side.
>
>(I remember my 6th grade teacher saying they don't know why this happens,
>then last year I got this explanation from an aquarium newslist. I was so
>happy.)
really? i thought it was because the plant /wants/ to grow. that is, the
differential growth rate is not cause by differential
lighting (but from a chemical reaction that /reduces/ growth on one side to get
/more/ sunlight). i dunno, it's been
almost a year from my upper-division botany class...
< This message was delivered via the Olympus Mailing List >
< For questions, mailto:owner-olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >
< Web Page: http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright/olympuslist.html >
|