Explain what phototropism is and why plants might benefit from positive phototropism.

Phototropism is a growth response to a light stimulus.Positive phototropism causes the stems of plants to grow towards a light source causing the leaves of the plant to be pointing towards the lgth source. this allows the leaves to absorb more light which maximises photosyntesis.

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