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Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of
Options:
A .  Thigmotaxis
B .  Thigmonasty
C .  Thigmotropism
D .  Thermotaxis
Answer: Option C
:
C
Thigmotropism is the movement due to contact with a foreign body. In twinners and lianas, there is less growth on the side of contact and more growth on the branch away from the contact. Coiling of garden pea tendrils around any support is an example of thigmotropism.

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