Plant System: Plants need light.

Plants need light for photosynthesis. What would plants do in order to get as much light as possible? We have discussed three main ways:

1. Growing leaves to ensure large surface area.
2. Growing tall to reach the canopy where there is most light.
3. Spreading its branches wide to increase light catchment.

There is one more way which plants will behave in order to catch more light. Watch the clip below and see if you can guess what it is...