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प्रश्न
The movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of sun is due to
विकल्प
phototropism
geotropism
chemotropism
hydrotropism
उत्तर
phototropism
Explanation -
A tropism is the growth of a plant as a response to a stimulus, and phototropism occurs when a plant responds to light by bending in the direction of the light. So the movement of sunflower in accordance with the path of the sun is due to phototropism.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
How is the movement of leaves of the sensitive plant different from the movement of a shoot towards light?
What is meant by ‘positive geotropism’ and ‘negative geotropism’? Give one example of each type. Draw a labelled diagram to illustrate your answer, indicating the plant part, which shows positive geotropism, and the plant part, which shows negative geotropism.
Which of the following terms denotes the movement of the root of a plant towards moisture in the soil?
(a) thigmotropism
(b) chemotropism
(c) hydrotropism
(d) geotropism
Which of the following are not tropisms?
(i) growing of pollen tube in response to a sugary substance
(ii) folding up of leaves of sensitive plant in response to touch
(iii) winding of tendril around a support in response to touch
(iv) opening up of the leaves of a daisy flower in response to light
(a) (i) and (ii) (b) (ii) and (iii) (c) (i) and (iv) (d) (ii) and (iv)
The top part A of the flask-shaped reproductive organ X in the flower of a plant secrets a surgery 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 i the flower falls on part A, it grows a long tube F through the organ X i response to the sugary substance and reaches the bottom part C of flask-shaped organ to carry out fertilisation.
(a) Name parts (i) organ X, and (ii) organ Y, inside the flower?
(b) Name parts (i) A (ii) B, and (iii) C, of flask-shaped organ.
(c) Name (i) grain D, and (ii) part E of organ Y.
(d) Name the tube F.
(e) What is the phenomenon of growing a long tube in response to sugary substance in the process of fertilisation in a flower known as?
What is the difference between movement of flower in sunflower plant and closing of the leaves in the Mimosa pudica?
Analogy:
Hydrotropism: Response towards water:: Phototropism: ______.
Name the phenomenon occurring in plants which are under the control of gravity, water and chemicals with one example each that shows the movement involved.
The instrument which can be used to demonstrate geotropism is ______.
Name the stimulus which causes the following movement in plant:
Geotropism
