Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched?
Positively phototropic : Shoot
Positively geotropic : Root
Chemotropic : Pollen tube
Hydrotropic : Flower
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UPSC CAPF – 2021
Positively phototropic growth means growth towards light (e.g., shoots). Positively geotropic growth means growth towards gravity (e.g., roots growing downwards). Chemotropic growth is a response to chemical stimuli (e.g., pollen tube growing towards the ovule guided by chemical signals). Hydrotropic growth is a response to water (e.g., roots growing towards water). Flowers are reproductive structures whose position and development are influenced by factors like light (photoperiodism for flowering) and hormones, but ‘hydrotropism’ is not a primary or characteristic tropic response of flowers themselves. Roots exhibit positive hydrotropism.