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P and Q are two types of plants having weak stems which cannot stand upright on their own. The plants P and Q have organs R and S respectively which can grow towards any support which they happen to touch and wind around that support. It is observed that organ R originates from the leaves of the plant whereas organ S originates directly from the stem of the plant.(a) What is (i) R, and (ii) S?(b) What is the name of growth movement exhibited by the organs R and S?(c) Name the stimulus involved in this case.(d) State whether the behaviour of organs R and S is a tropic movement or a nastic movement.(e) Name one plant like P and another plant like Q.
(a) (i) R is a leaf tendril, and (ii) S is a stem tendril. (b) The growth movement exhibited by R and S is thigmotropism. (c) Touch (support) is the stimulus involved in this case. (d) The behaviour of organs R and S is a tropic movement. (e) Pea plant is like P (leaf tendril), whereas Bitter gourd plant is like Q (stem tendril).
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