Sunflowers use sunlight to produce food through photosynthesis, which converts carbon dioxide and oxygen into carbohydrates. The phototropic response is the best-known response, where phototropins sense blue light falling unevenly on a seedling, causing the plant’s growth hormones to redistribute. A study in Science found that sunflowers grown in dense rows naturally formed a near-perfect zigzag pattern, with each plant leaning away from the row in alternating directions.
The sunflower’s internal clock and ability to detect light work together, turning on genes related to growth at just the right time. Sunflowers do unwind at night using the same alternating growth mechanism as in the day. However, no one really knows why the flowers follow the Sun. The best guess is that the sunflower absorbs sunlight in its green chlorophyll, carbon dioxide through the leaves, and water through the roots to produce oxygen and sugars during photosynthesis. The sugars are converted to carbohydrates and used for growth and development.
Sunflowers derive their primary energy from solar emissions. They can feel the sun’s rays and turn themselves toward the sun to drink in its energy, in turn giving out its energy. Sunflowers facing east warm their flowers more quickly in the mornings. Sunflowers obtain energy through the C 3 photosynthetic pathway, and the inflorescences facing east absorb the maximum radiation, being advantageous for seed production and maturation.
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