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It is actually known as the "sensitive plant." The actual name for the plant is Mimosa piduca.
Actually this plant is Mimosa pudica. It is a thorny creeping plant with beautiful 1cm globular pinkish- mauve flowers growing as a weed in tropical Sri Lanka
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What is called the condition where a plant cell shrinks and moves or breaks away from the cell wall?
plasmolysis
Why is the touch-me-not plant called that?
The touch-me-not plant got its name because the leaves pull away when they are touched.Mimosa pudica is the scientific name. Other common names for this plant are shameful plant, sensitive plant, tickleme plant and others.
What happens to a mimosa plant when you touch it?
Not all mimosa plants respond to touch. The plant that contracts its leaves when touched is Mimosa pudica, also called: touch-me-not, sensitive plant, tickleme plant, shy plant and other names.
Does a mushroom respond to stimuli?
It shrinks away from touch due to a fear of intimacy brought on by parents which didn't show it enough affection
What is the shrinking of a cell due to loss of water?
Osmosis, or diffusion of water across a membrane, is the process that's happening when a cell's cytoplasm shrinks due to water loss. The process by which a plant cell's cytoplasm shrinks due to water loss is called plasmolysis
What is plant growth response to touch called?
Venus fly trap and the sundew plant (both carnivorous) respond to the touch of their prey. Mimosa pudica (called sensitive plant, touch-me-not, shy plant or tickleme plant) also responds to touch. The cells in the leaf quickly shed water, lose their rigidity and let the leaf droop away from the touch. After a few minutes the leaf returns to normal.
What plants close their leaves when touched?
The touch-me-not (sensitive plant, tickleme or Mimosa pudica) closes its leaves when you touch it because the touch triggers the leaf cells to expel water. The cells lose their rigidity and the leaf droops away from the touch. After a few minutes the leaf returns to normal.
How does a flatworm respond when touched with a probe?
The Platyhelminthis (flatworm) basically shrinks away into a sphere like shape.
What is explosion of fruit?
Fruits of plants such as balsam, pea, geranium and touch-me- not burst open or explode when they were dry.The seeds get scattered away from their mother plant
If a mommy bird gets scared by a human and flies away will she ever come back?
It depends. If it has an egg, it will come back unless you touch it.
When was A Touch Away - TV - created?
A Touch Away - TV - was created on 2007-01-23.
How do the changes in the conditions of the potato strips relate to the wilting of plants?
When a plant cell is placed in a hypertonic solution, the water inside the cells are drawn out by osmosis. The vacuoles decrease in size. The cytoplasm also shrinks away from the cellulose cell wall and plasmolysis occurs. This causes a lack of structure for the plant and causes it to wilt, or become flaccid.
