1) In creepers like cucumber, bitter gaurd etc. the stem is weak.
2) As plants cannot grow erect, tendrils play a vital role for the support.
3) Tendrils are the thin thread like growths on the leaves and on the stems of climbing part.
4) They grow towards support.
5) This type of response of a plant towards support is called Thigmotropism.
6) Hence, the role of tendrils in weak plants is appreciable.
Hope it helps. :-)
1) A very interesting thing in plants is movement of tendrils.
2) All plants show positive response to phototropism.
3) But creepers like cucumber, bitter guard the stem is weak and thin hence plant cannot grow erect.
4) Tendrils play a vital role to make the plant erect. Tendrils are thin thread like growth on the leaves or stems of climbing plant.
5) They grow towards support and wind around them.
6) This type of response to make contact or touch is called thigmotropism.
7) Nature only finds its way to grow and survive on the earth.
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1) In creepers like cucumber, bitter gaurd etc. the stem is weak.
2) As plants cannot grow erect, tendrils play a vital role for the support.
3) Tendrils are the thin thread like growths on the leaves and on the stems of climbing part.
4) They grow towards support.
5) This type of response of a plant towards support is called Thigmotropism.
6) Hence, the role of tendrils in weak plants is appreciable.
Hope it helps. :-)
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1) A very interesting thing in plants is movement of tendrils.
2) All plants show positive response to phototropism.
3) But creepers like cucumber, bitter guard the stem is weak and thin hence plant cannot grow erect.
4) Tendrils play a vital role to make the plant erect. Tendrils are thin thread like growth on the leaves or stems of climbing plant.
5) They grow towards support and wind around them.
6) This type of response to make contact or touch is called thigmotropism.
7) Nature only finds its way to grow and survive on the earth.
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