Eli5. How do some plants ‘follow the sun’ throughout the day?

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Just watching sunflower saplings(?) move around through the day made me wonder.

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Chemical called auxin which promotes plant cell growth, sunshine destroys auxin so there is less on the side of the plant on which the sun shines so the opposite side grows more and bends towards the light. https://youtu.be/3q6C8coA5yc

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