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What is autonomic plant movement?

Important Questions on Plant Growth and Development

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The spontaneous movements in plants that occur due to internal stimuli is called _____(Autonomic/Paratonic/Tactic) plant movements.

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Nastic movements differ from tropic movements in being
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Oriented locomotor movement of an organism towards or away from light source is called
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The non-directional movement of a plant part in response to temperature is called _____.
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Which of the following is not an autonomic plant movement?
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Movement of leaves of the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica is due to:
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Which flower among the following shows nyctinastic movement?
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An example of nastic movement:
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What is nastic movement?
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Define nyctinastic movement in plants.

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Enlist the types of autonomic movements in plants.
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Define hydronasty.
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Explain the following by giving the reason-

The leaflets of Mimosa pudica droop on being touched by a finger or an object.

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Give the technical term for the growth-independent movement in plants. (Tropic/ Seismic/ Nastic)

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Nutation is a type of autonomous plant movement.
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Maranta, an ornamental houseplant shows nyctinastic response.

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The movement in the leaves of the plant Mimosa pudica is nyctinasty.  

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Closing a flower at night or sleeping of a plant are examples of nyctinastic movements.