Why Do Sunflowers Love the Sun?

WhyDoSunowersLovetheSun?

Author:SiddharthMehta

Illustrator:DebangshuMoulik

Vivekawantstopaintthesunowereld nearherhouse.Shelooksatthesunowers carefullyoneafternoon.

“Iwonderwhytheyarecalled sunowers,”shesaystoMontu andBontu.“Maybeitisbecause theylooklikethesun?”

Intheevening,Vivekatakes

MontuandBontuoutsidetoeat.

Shewatchesthe sunowersinthedistance swayinginthebreeze.

“Look!”shesaystoBilli,thecat, “Thesunowerslooklikethey’re goingtofallasleep,justlikeyou!”

Finally,Vivekasitsdowntopaint.

Firstshepaintsthesunhighinthesky, justlikeitwasintheafternoon.

Thenshepaintsthesunowers withtheirheadslookingdownsleepily, likeshesawthemintheevening.

Inthemorning,Vivekagoestothesunowereldto checkifherpaintingiscorrect.

“Ohno,”shesays,“I’vepaintedthemallwrong!Iwill havetodoitagaintoday.”

“Thesunowerslookliketheyarewakingup,butthe owersinmypaintinglookliketheyarefallingasleep.”

“Thistime,Iwillgetitright!”

Thenextmorning,Vivekarunstotheeld tocheckhernewpainting.

“Howcanthisbe?”shecries.

“Arethesesunowersfullofmischief?

Oristhismagic?”

Curious,Vivekaclimbsthetallesttreeinhergarden.

“I’mgoingtowatchtheireverymove!”

Shepaintsthemeverydayforaweek. Then,onSunday,shelooksatallherpaintingstogether.

Suddenly,sheunderstandswhatthesunowershavebeendoing.

“Itisn’tmagicoratrick,”shesays,smiling.“Thesunowersjustlovetofollowthesun!”

WhyDoSunowersFollowtheSun?

TheEarthrevolvesaroundtheSun whilealsorotatingonitsaxis.Asitrotates, halfoftheplanetfacestheSun,andwecall this“daytime”.Atthesametime,theother halfisinthedark,andwecallthis“night”.

WeseetheSunrisingintheeastinthe morningandsettinginthewestinthe evening.Throughouttheday,plantsusethe Sun’slighttopreparetheirfood.Butnotall plantsfollowtheSun.Thestemsofyoung sunowerscontaincellsthatmakethemturn towardstheSun’slight.Thispropertyis calledheliotropism.Thisiswhysunowers followtheSun’sjourneyacrossthesky.

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