question_answer 19)

How is the movement of leaves of the sensitive plant different from the movement of a shoot towards light?

Answer:

The main differences between the movement of leaves of a sensitive plant and movement of a shoot towards light are as follows:  

S. No.	Movement of Leaves to Sensitive Plant	Movement of Shoot Towards Light
1.	It is a nastic movement which does not depend on the direction of stimulus applied.	It is tropic movement which depends on the direction of stimulus applied.
2.	The stimulus is touch.	The stimulus is light.
3.	It is caused by the sudden loss of water from the swellings at the base of leaves.	It is caused by the unequal growth on the two sides of the shoot.
4.	It is not a growth movement. It is very fast.	It is a grow movement. It is a slow movement.