Movement in Plants

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Movement in Plants: Overview

This topic highlights the concept of the tropic movement in plants in detail. It teaches us the idea of phototropism, geotropism and hydrotropism. The notion of thigmotropism and chemotropism is also described here.

Important Questions on Movement in Plants

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Phytochrome is used in 

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The top part A of the flask-shaped reproductive organ X in the flower of a plant secretes a sugary substance into its lower part B which goes towards the bottom part C of the flask-shaped organ. When a tiny grain D coming from the top part E of another reproductive organ Y in the flower falls on part A, it grows a long tube F through the organ X in response to the sugary substance and reaches the bottom part C of the flask-shaped organ to carry out fertilization.
What is the phenomenon of growing a long tube in response to a sugary substance in the process of fertilization in a flower known as?

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Movement of pollen tube towards ovule is an example of chemotropism.

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Which one of the following properties causes the plant tendrils to coil around a bamboo stick?

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The act of changing the place or position by one or more of the body parts is called_____.

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Thigmotropism is the response due to stimulus of

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Movement of pollen tubes towards ovule is an example of

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Sunflower always faces the _____.

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Clinostat is employed in the study of

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With which of the following process Cholodny-Went theory is concerned

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Which of the following is an example of chemotropism?

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What is known as chemotropism?

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Which of the following movement is shown by the plant?

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Peristome teeth of moss shows

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Tropic movement is due to

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If the growing coleoptile tip is cut

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With which of the following process Cholodny–Went theory is concerned

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Movement of particles of matter in the cell due to its own kinetic energy is called

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Which of the following flowers shows nyctinastic movement?

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Opening of floral buds into flowers, is a type of