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Question
Closing of Venus fly trap leaf when it captures prey is an example of ______.
Options
Thigmotropism
Chemotropism
Geotropism
Phototropism
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Solution
Closing of Venus fly trap leaf when it captures prey is an example of thigmotropism.
Explanation:
The rapid snapping shut of the leaf is triggered mechanically when an insect triggers the sensitive trigger hairs on the inner leaf surface upon physical contact (touch).
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