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Geotropism Due to Earth’s conditions, the roots of plants always grow “downwards” and the stems and leaves grow “upwards”. Of the forces on Earth that effect plants growth, gravity is one of the greatest. When plants are grown without the aid of gravity, in space or by limiting gravity’s effects here on earth, plants roots and stems can grow in any random direction, roots and stems can even grow in the same direction, as they receive no clue from gravity. The effects of gravity or the lack there of are known as geotropi