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How is the movement of leaves of sensitive plant different from the movement of shoot towards light?
How is the movement of leaves of sensitive plant different from the movement of shoot towards light?
The movement of leaves of the sensitive plant is a nastic movement called thigmotropism. The movement of a shoot towards light is a tropical movement called phototropism. The nastic movements generally occur in plants and are non-directional with no exact path.