Biology
Answer
Differences between movement in plants and movement in animals are as follows —
| Movement in plants | Movement in animals |
|---|---|
| Plant movements are often related to growth. | Animal movements are not related to growth. |
| Plant movements are confined to only some plant parts. | Animal movements involve movement of the entire body. |
| No muscles are involved in plant movements. | Muscles are involved in animal movements. |
| It involves bending, twisting and elongation of plant parts. | It involves displacement from one place to another. |
| Movement is said to be non-locomotory. | Movement is said to be locomotory. |
| Plants generally move to secure support, capture food or to find water or soil nutrients. | Animals generally move to find mates, for protection from environmental changes and to capture food. |
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Match the items in column A with those of column B.
Column A Column B (a) Auxin (i) apical dominance (b) Gibberellin (ii) cell-division (c) Cytokinin (iii) fruit ripening (d) Ethylene (iv) internodal elongation Complete the following sentences:
(a) Growth of root towards water is …………… .
(b) …………… hormone inhibits apical dominance.
(c) …………… and …………… induce chemotropism of angiosperms and gymnosperms.
(d) …………… of sweet peas exhibit thigmotropism.
(e) …………… is also called as "stress hormone".
Name the stimulus which causes the following movements in plants: phototropism, thigmotropism, hydrotropism and geotropism.
Name the following:
A hormone that stimulates growth by cell division.