Plant Movements

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Plant Movements: Overview

In this topic, we will learn about linkage maps and explains the measurement in terms of map units. It also explains the cross over in different generations with the aid of gamete crossing table.

Important Questions on Plant Movements

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Define hydronasty.

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

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Which flower among the following shows nyctinastic movement?

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Movement of leaves of the sensitive plant Mimosa pudica is due to:

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Enlist the types of autonomic movements in plants.

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

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Fill in the blank with appropriate answer given within the brackets.

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

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Maranta, an ornamental houseplant shows nyctinastic response.

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Define nyctinastic movement in plants.

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Nutation is a type of autonomous plant movement.

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Which of the following is not an autonomic plant movement?

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What is autonomic plant movement?

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Oriented locomotor movement of an organism towards or away from light source is called

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Nastic movements differ from tropic movements in being