Pea plant Pisum sativum tendril grows out and coils around a nearby wooden pole

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Pea plant Pisum sativum tendril grows out and coils around a nearby wooden pole When the tendril touched the pole it began to coil around it The ability of certain plants to respond to touch like this is called thigmotropism

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