Question
(a) Define locomotion. (b) Name a plant in which locomotion is observed and an animal in which locomotion is not observed.
Answer
(a) Locomotion is the ability of an organism to move from one place to another using its own muscular or non-muscular structures.
(b) Locomotion in plants is mainly exhibited by the sensitive plant or mimosa pudica, which can move its leaves and stem in response to touch or other stimuli, but they are not able to move from one place to another like animals. An example of an animal that does not exhibit locomotion is a coral, which is a stationary organism that attaches itself to a surface and remains in that location for its entire life.
