Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of
- thigmotaxis
- thigmonasty
- thigmotropism
- thermotaxis
Answer
(3) thigmotropism
Solution
Tendrils coil around a support because of contact (touch) stimulus.
⇒ The cells in contact with the support grow less than those on the opposite side; this unequal growth bends the tendril towards the stimulus, i.e., the movement is directional.
∵ A directional growth movement in response to touch is a tropism, it is called thigmotropism.
⇒ Taxis is a movement of a whole organism, and nasty is a non-directional movement.
Answer: (3)