PLANT

MOVEMENT
NASTIC MOVEMENTS
 Group Members
Lee Yian Ping D20091034823
Wong Li Hun D20091034877
Yee Chin Tien D20091034824
Wang Chiao Ching D20091034838
 Scenario
• Hannah and her group mates are assigned to do a research
on butterfly population for genetic course. So they went to
the nearby forest to catch butterfly for specimen making.
Suddenly they saw a colourful butterfly and they chased after
it. The butterfly rest on a pitcher plant. When they
approached it and to their surprise, the pitcher plant closed
up and trap the butterfly. Out of curiosity, they used a stick to
poke the plant. They wondered the closure of the plant is
same as Mimosa pudica. Their attempt is a vain. As a biology
student, they decided to find out the difference of movement
mechanism between the pitcher plant and Mimosa pudica.
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FACTS IDEAS LEARNING ISSUES ACTION PLANS

-Went to the -Forest is habitat of -What type of - Discussion

nearby forest to variety of butterfly chemical secretes
catch butterfly for species. by the pitcher - Search
specimen making. plant? information from
-Pitcher plant internet.
-A butterfly rest on secretes chemical - How the pitcher
a pitcher plant. that can attracts plant senses their - Refer to books.
insect. prey?
-When they
approached it and -Pitcher plant can -What are the other
to their surprise, sense the incoming ways to attract prey
the pitcher plant prey. beside chemical
closed up and trap secretions?
the butterfly. - They have special
mechanism to -What is the
control the opening mechanism of leaf
and closure of the movement in
lid. pitcher plant ?
FACTS IDEAS LEARNING ISSUES ACTION PLANS

- They used a stick - The prey are - How the pitcher

to poke the plant. digested in pitcher plant digest their
They wondered the plant . prey?
closure of the plant
is same as Mimosa -Sensory structure -What is the
pudica. Their are found on the mechanism of leaf
attempt is a vain. mouth part of movement in
pitcher plant. Mimosa pudica?
-They decided to
find out the - Any leaflets of - How the
difference of Mimosa pudica mechanism of leaf
movement when disturbed will movement in
mechanism induce closure. pitcher plant differ
between the from those in
pitcher plant and Mimosa pudica?
Mimosa pudica.
- Why Mimosa
pudica closed up
their leaves when
exposed to stimuli?