Which of the following is an example of plasticity?

Question

Which of the following is an example of plasticity? (A) Heterophylly in cotton, coriander and larkspur (B) Heterophylly in buttercup (C) Bolting in beet and cabbage (D) Both (a) and (b)

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The ability to change under the influence of external and internal stimuli is called plasticity. The intrinsic plasticity is found in juvenile stage of many plants, e.g., cotton, coriander, larkspur. Environmental plasticity is best seen in emergent hydrophytes, e.g., buttercup.

Q. Which of the following is an example of plasticity?

Heterophylly in cotton, coriander and larkspur

Heterophylly in buttercup

Bolting in beet and cabbage

Both (a) and (b)

The ability to change under the influence of external and internal stimuli is called plasticity. The intrinsic plasticity is found in juvenile stage of many plants, e.g., cotton, coriander, larkspur. Environmental plasticity is best seen in emergent hydrophytes, e.g., buttercup.