BIOMOLECULES AND ENZYMES

Detailed explanation-1: -Thigmotropism is a directional growth movement which occurs as a mechanosensory response to a touch stimulus. Thigmotropism is typically found in twining plants and tendrils, however plant biologists have also found thigmotropic responses in flowering plants and fungi.

Detailed explanation-2: -Touch responses can turn plants into aggressors against animals, trapping and devouring them, and enable flowers to be active in ensuring crosspollination and shoots to climb to sunlit heights.

Detailed explanation-3: -Thigmotropism is when plants grow in response to touch or contact with objects. For example, vines have small tendrils that curl around walls or trellises. Plants like this don’t usually have strong stems. So, thigmotropism helps them stay upright and keep growing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The growth movement of plants in response to the stimulus of touch is called thigmotropism. Thus, the stimulus for thigmotropism is “Touch”.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thigmotropism behavior causes the creeping plant to grow and coil around the tree and grow in an upward direction towards it. Ivies often use trees for climbing support. Some house or garden plants also show thigmotropic behavior, such as Morning glory, periwinkle, Money plants, Passion vines, Ivy plant, etc.