Which one of the following plants does not show plasticity?
- Cotton
- Coriander
- Buttercup
- Maize
Answer
(4) Maize
Solution
Plasticity – the ability of plants to follow different pathways and form different kinds of structures in response to environment or phases of life.
As per NCERT, heterophylly is an example: in cotton, coriander and larkspur the leaves of the juvenile plant differ in shape from those of mature plants (developmental), and in buttercup the leaves in water differ from those in air (environmental).
∴ Maize does not show heterophylly / plasticity.
Answer: (4)