NEETBiologyPlant Growth and DevelopmentMCQ+4 / −1
Which one of the following plants does not show plasticity?
- ACotton
- BCoriander
- CButtercup
- DMaize
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Correct answer: D
Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called plasticity e.g. heterophylly in cotton, coriander and larkspur. In such plants, leaves of juvenile plant are different in a shape from those in mature plants.
Maize does not show plasticity.
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