Plant perception is the ability of plants to sense and respond to the environment by adjusting their morphology and physiology. Botanical research has revealed that plants are capable of reacting to a
The leaf closing after touch in Mimosa pudica depends on electrical signals.
The sunflower, a common heliotropic plant which perceives and reacts to sunlight by slow turning movement
Vine (Vitis) tendril. Note how the plant reaches for and wraps around the galvanised wire provided for the purpose. This is a very tough twig and appears to have no other purpose than support for the plant. Nothing else grows from it. It must reach out softly, then wrap around and then dry and toughen. See more at thigmotropism.
Mimosa pudica open
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A taxis is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioural responses.
A moth exhibiting phototaxis, moving towards a source of light