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Can plants feel touch?

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Plants do not have a nervous system like animals do, so they do not feel touch in the same way that humans or animals do. However, plants do have specialized cells that can sense and respond to physical touch or stimuli, such as thigmotropism (response to touch) or thigmonasty (response to touch that triggers movement). So while plants may not feel touch in the way we do, they can still respond to physical contact in various ways.
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Plants do not have a nervous system like animals, so they do not feel touch in the same way we do. However, they do respond to physical contact and stimuli through various mechanisms such as thigmotropism, which is the response to touch or contact with objects. This allows plants to adapt and grow in response to their environment.

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