Question

(a) What does a Mimosa pudica plant do in response to touch? What is this phenomenon known as?
(b) What happens to the dandelion flower (i) during daytime, and (ii) at night? What is this phenomenon known as?

Answer 1

Explanation:

Leaves of the sensitive plant protect themselves from predators and environmental conditions by folding in response to touch. ... When the Mimosa pudica, commonly known as the sensitive plant, is touched by another organism, its leaves fold in upon themselves and its stems droop

Thigmotropism is typically found in twining plants and tendrils, however plant biologists have also found thigmotropic responses in flowering plants and fungi.