The correct answer is A - leaves that close when touched.
The Venus flytrap is a type of flowering plant that is best known for its unique adaptation to trap live insects using a trap.
The trap is made up of two hinged lobes at the end of each leaf, with hair like projections called trichomes that cause the lobes to snap shut when prey comes into contact with them.
This type of movement is called thigmonasty which is a non directional plant response to being touched.
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Steps recommended to patient for reducing the risk of developing a fungal infection of toenails are regarding to their hygiene, footwear and medications.
Explanation:
- Avoid borrowing someone else's shoes or sharing socks or towels with someone who has toenail fungus.
- An orthotic device can be used to add cushioning and/or control over-pronation, support the longitudinal arch, and reduce stress on the lower leg muscles.
- Wash your feet regularly, and dry them thoroughly when they get wet.
- Keep toenails trimmed, and be sure to disinfect any pedicure tools before using them.
- If there is any toenail fungus, see your foot doctor. The doctor might remove as much of the nail as possible by trimming, filing or dissolving it.
- Medicated nail polish might be prescribed for a localized infection, but a serious infection will likely be treated with a prescription oral antifungal medication
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Mantle plumes that form hotspots are thought to be relatively stationary whereas the overlying tectonic plates typically are not. Thus, as a plate moves over the location of a plume eruption, it carries successively older volcanoes with it.
If a person is "sterile", this means that they cannot reproduce. The word "sterilized" is essentially stating that there is no productive activity in order to be able to reproduce.