4 - Plant Movement System

PL A N T
M ov e m e n t S y s t e m
Learning
Objective
Go a l s
Understand the types of
plant movement system
• Plant movement system

• Types of plant movement system
• Class activity: "Find your plant!"
• Rubric of Mindmapping
1 Plant Movement
System
Definition and Purpose of movement
Movement System
Active Passive
can occur when the plant receives
a stimulus
Passive Plant only move in limited
direction and slow because their
roots are firmly stuck in the soil
Plant move to secure vital resources such as

sunlight and water, or to adapt to external factors
2 Types of Plant
Movement System
Plants can be classified into several types based its
movement direction
In general, there is two types of plant
movement system;
Spontaneous
take place spontaneously, without any external

stimuli. These movements are described
spontaneous or autonomic movements
Induced
are caused in response to certain stimuli and they
are said to be induced or paratonic movement
1. Movement of Locomotion
2. Growth and Curvature Spontaneous

Movement
Spontaneous
3. Variation Movement
1. Movement of
Locomotion
Movements of the whole plant
body or of an organ or of material
within the plant cell which occur in
responses to inherent factors, free
and spontaneous.
Ex: cyclosis
(streaming of protoplasm)
2. Growth and Curvature
Movement
These movements are brought about by unequal
growth on different sides of an organ.
• Nutation: supporting organ in spiralling or

twinning around the support.
• Nastic: this movement occurs due to differences
in the rate of growth on the two opposite
surfaces of a plant organ.
Ex: Pteridophyta
example: Opening of floral buds and circinately coiled leaves are good
examples of nastic movements.
Nutation Nastic
3. Variation
Movement
This movement occurs due to periodic
variations in the turgidity of cells of
an organ.
Ex: Desmodium gyrans, where up and

down movements of the two lateral
leaflets occur in a rhythmic manner.
Desmodium gyrans
Induced-Tropic Movements
1. Tropism
occurs in response to unidirectional external stimuli & result in positioning
of the plant part in the direction of the stimulus
2. Tactic
movements of locomotion, which are induced by some directional external
stimuli
3. Nastic
can be due to changes in turgor or changes in growth
1. Tropism
A. Phototropism:
These curvature movements occur when a plant is
provided with artificial or natural light only from one
direction. Stems which generally show a curvature toeard
the source of2. Tactic
light are said to be positively phototropic.
Roots which grow away from the source of light are called
movements
negatively phototropic.
of locomotion, which are induced by some directional external
stimuli
1. Tropism
B. Geotropism:
Growth movements induced by stimulus of gravity are
said to be geotropism. Primary roots always grow
downward in the direction of gravity and thus are
2. Tactic
positively geotropic, whereas the main shoots grow
upward away from the gravity and are thus negatively
geotropic.
stimuli
1. Tropism
C. Hydrotropism:
- Growth movements in response to unilateral stimulus of
water are known as hydrotropism.
- Roots are positively hydrotropic as they bend towards
the source of2. Tactic
water.
stimuli
1. Tropism
D. Chemotropism:
- This is the movement caused by unilateral stimulus of
some chemicals.
- Movement 2. Tactictube through the style towards the

of pollen
ovary is an example of chemotropism.
stimuli
2. Tactic
1. Tropism
A. Phototactic:
- These tacticofmovements
the plantare
part in the direction
in response of the stimulus
to unidirectional
light.
Examples: Free swimming algae, zoospores, gametes

when swim towards the diffused light are said to be
positively phototactic and when they move away from the
strong light, they are called negatively phototactic.
2. Tactic
1. Tropism
B. Chemotactic
of the movements
- The unidirectional plant part ofinlocomotion
the direction of the stimulus
in response
to certain chemicals is called chemotactic.
The movement of antherozoids of bryophytes and

pteridophytes towards egg due to chemicals.
2. Tactic
1. Tropism
C. Thermotactic
of the
- The movement plant partininresponse
of locomotion the direction
to certainof the stimulus
unidirectional temperature stimulus.
Examples: Rapid rotational cytoplasmic movement in the
leaf of Vallisneria due to increase in temperature and
movement of algae form a cloder to a warmer place.
3. Nastic
1. Tropism
A. Nyctinasty
of theofplant
- These movement plant part inoccur
organs the direction
in response of
to the stimulus
day and light and thus are also known as sleep movement.
- Photonastic: If these movement when induced by change
in light intensity.
Examples: Flowers of Oxalis, Portulaca, Nicotiana,
Oenothera etc
3. Nastic
1. Tropism
A. Nyctinasty
of the plant part in the direction of the stimulus
3. Nastic
1. Tropism
B. Chemonasty
of theoccur
- These movement plantinpart in the
response direction
to some of the stimulus
chemical
stimulus.
Eg. Strong chemonasty is exhibited by long peripheral
tentacles of sundew leaves (Drosera) which respond to the
presence of organic nitrogenous compounds by bending
towards the middle of leaf.
3. Nastic
1. Tropism
C. Seismonasty
of the plant
- These movements are inpart in the
response direction
to shock of the stimulus
by a touch
stimulus.
T ha n k y o u

4 - Plant Movement System

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

4 - Plant Movement System

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

4 - Plant Movement System

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

PL A N T

• Plant movement system

Plant move to secure vital resources such as

take place spontaneously, without any external

2. Growth and Curvature Spontaneous

• Nutation: supporting organ in spiralling or

Ex: Desmodium gyrans, where up and

- Movement 2. Tactictube through the style towards the

Examples: Free swimming algae, zoospores, gametes

The movement of antherozoids of bryophytes and

You might also like

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.