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Shoots grow upwards towards light and away from gravity, while roots grow downwards towards moisture and with gravity. Plants produce an uneven distribution the hormone auxin causing unequal growth rates ...

Lamarck's theory suggests that changes that are obtained during a lifetime can be passed on to the offspring of that creature. The changes typically favour survival for the animal. For example, if a giraf...

environmental factors such as gravity and light enable plants to grow in the correct direction, in the case of shoots, they exhibit positive phototropism, growing towards a light source, and in the case o...

The following are all good answers to this question: Animals are heterotrophic whereas plants are autotrophic Plants can photosynthesise but animals cannot Plants are sessile (do not move) whereas most an...

The plant could have structural defence mechanisms such as 'thorns' or 'spines' which could cause damage to the mouth of herbivores so the plant is not eaten. It could also have 'stings' which are little ...