Plants follow different pathways in response to environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. This ability is called

Correct answer: 4)

Concept:

• Plasticity is defined as the ability of an organism to change its phenotype concerning a different environment.
• Plasticity also affects the morphology and physiology of an organism.

Explanation:

• In plants, plasticity forms different types of structures in response to the environment.
• Heterophylly is a common example of plasticity.
• Heterophylly is the formation of different types of leaf forms according to environmental conditions.
• For example, coriander, and cotton have leaves in the juvenile phase which are very much different from the matured plant leaves.​
• So, the correct answer is option 4.