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Question
How is movement in plants different from that in animals?
Solution
| Movement in plants | Movement in animals |
| 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 find water or soil nutrients. | Animals generally move to find mates, for protection from environmental changes, and to capture food. |
| Plant movements are confined to only some plant parts. | Animal movements are not related to growth. |
| No muscles are involved in plant movements. | Muscles are involved in animal movements. |
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