Sandra has a houseplant sitting on her kitchen windowsill, where it receives a lot of sunlight. what will most likely be the plant’s pattern of growth? a. the cells on the shaded side of the plant will grow longer, causing the opposite side of the plant to grow toward the window. b. the cells on the shaded side of the plant will shrink, causing the opposite side of the plant to grow toward the window. c. the cells on the sunny side of the plant will grow longer, causing the shaded side of the plant to grow away from the window. dthe cells on the sunny side of the plant will shrink, causing the shaded side of the plant to grow away from the window.

A.The cells on the shaded side of the plant will grow longer, causing the opposite side of the plant to grow toward the window.

Explanation:

Many people grow the plants at home, keeping them in pots, like Sandra. If you are one of those people, you may have already wondered why the plants when placed in the window keep the leaves and flowers turned inside the house "turned" outwards.

When the plant receives light from a single direction (as is the case with the window pot), part of its growth substances move to the opposite side of the plant, where there is no light. The accumulation of these substances on the “dark side” causes this region to develop and increase in size. Consequently, this heavier side makes the plant bend to the light side.

Accordingly, we can conclude that in Sandra's plants the cells on the shaded side of the plant will grow more, causing the opposite side of the plant to grow towards the window.