How do plants obtain more sunlight?

Question

They stay low to the ground.

They grow straight up.

They lean towards the light.

They only live in sunny areas, like the tropics.

Answer 1

They lean towards the light. This phenomenon is known as phototropism, and it allows plants to adjust their growth in response to the direction of light to obtain more sunlight. Plants are able to detect the direction of light using a hormone called auxin, which causes cells on the shaded side of the plant to elongate, leading to a bending of the plant towards the light source.