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Sleeping movements in some plants is called
Options
(a) seismonasty
(b) nictynasty
(c) photonasty
(d) thermonasty
Correct Answer:
nictynasty
Explanation:
Sleep movement or nyctinasty (sleep movement during night) occurs in the leaves of many legumes and Oxallis is due to turgor changes in response to darkness. The leaves fold at night but open during the day. Leaves of Mimosa pudica also show sleep movement, called as seismonasty (shock movement) in response to physical contact, injury, electric current etc. The movement occurs due to osmotic changes.
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Topics: Plant Growth and Development
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Subject: Biology
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Important MCQs Based on Medical Entrance Examinations To Improve Your NEET Score
- Which of the following had the smallest brain capacity ?
- Main condition for a plant to perform cross pollination is
- Sap wood is otherwise called
- The percentage of haemoglobin in RBC is
- World biodiversity day is celebrated annually?
Topics: Plant Growth and Development (126)
Subject: Biology (4253)
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