Sleep movements are a type of___________?
Correct answer: A. Turgor movements
- A. Turgor movements
- B. Growth movements
- C. Tactic movements
- D. Paratonic movments
Explanation
Sleep movements in plants are usually turgor movements, produced by reversible changes in water content and pressure in specialised motor cells, often at the leaf base. The likely mistake is growth movements, which are irreversible because they result from unequal growth rather than temporary changes in turgor.
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