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Question
Name one example of the movement of a plant part which is very quick and can be observed easily.
Solution
Thigmonasty is the movement of plant, especially prevalent in sensitive plants, which is very quick and can be observed easily. If we touch the leaflets of a sensitive plant, they fold up and droop immediately.
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