A woman is growing an African violet on her windowsill. After several weeks, she notices that the plant is leaning toward the right, in the direction of the window. In the stem(s) of her African violet, where would you expect to find most of the auxin?

A. on the left (shaded) sides of the stems,
facing away from the window
B. on the right (lit) sides of the stems, facing
toward the window
C. Auxin will be equally distributed between
the right and left sides of the stems.
D. Gibberellic acidâ€"not auxinâ€"will be in the
stems of the African violet.


A

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