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Vine tendril. Note how the plant reaches for and purposely wraps around the galvanised wire provided for the purpose. This is a very tough twig and appears to have no other purpose than support for the plant. Nothing else grows from it. It must reach out softly, then wrap around and then dry and toughen. See more at thigmotropism.

In botany, plant intelligence is the ability of plants to sense the environment and adjust their morphology, physiology and phenotype accordingly.

Adaptive behavior

Plants adapt their behaviour in a variety of ways:

  • Active foraging for light and nutrients. They do this by changing their architecture, physiology and phenotype.
  • Leaves and branches are positioned and oriented in response to light source.
  • Ability to detect soil volume and adapt growth accordingly independently of nutrient availability.
  • Adaptively defend against herbivores.

References

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