Q. Shock movement in ‘touch me not’ plant is

A) Seismonasty
B) Photonasty
C) Chemonasty
D) Thermonasty
Explanation

Seismonastic movement is a type of nastic movement. It comes in response of touch and this phenomenon is known as seismonasty, e.g., leaflets of $Mimosa\ pudica.$ The nastic movements in response to light, chemical, temperature, etc, are called as photonastic, chemonastic and thermonastic movements respectively.

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