Question

8/17
What tropism would a plant be showing if a Venus fly trap closes when a fly lands on the leaf?

Gravotropism

Phototropism

Thigmotropism

Answer 1

@dolphan

Answer 2

Fast thigmotropism only occurs in a few plant species, and describes a rapid plant response to touch such the way the venus flytrap snaps shut to trap an insect, or the way mimosa plants clamp their leaves closed in response to touch.

More info found at: https://organismalbio.biosci.gatech.edu/chemical-and-electrical-signals/plant-hormones-and-sensory-systems/#:~:text=Fast%20thigmotropism%20only%20occurs%20in,closed%20in%20response%20to%20touch.