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   ocr: PLANT GROWTH Food store Mprin PLANTS upward grow at particular (bean) points, at their shoot tips and downward at their root tips. Trees and other woody plants also grow outward to increase their width. Plant growth, like animal growth, Young shoot First 1S controlled by hormones, affected leaves by the environment. Shoots grow develop up toward light; roots grow down Young asa result ofg gravity. These rootl growth movements are called tropisms and they help plants Seed coat find the sunlight and water they need in order to survive. Germination When a seed starts to grow, it is said Roots to ...