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How is the movement of leaves of the sensitive plant different form the movement of a shoot toward light ?

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The movement of leaves of the sensitive plant is a nastic movement, i.e. it does not depend on the direction of the stimulus. On the other hand, the movement of a shoot towards light is a tropic movement, i.e. it depends on the direction of the light [stimuli].
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