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NATURAL SCIENCE
INTRODUCTION
 Plants need to protect themselves
from various threats. Hence, some
plants have modified parts that are
used for defense.
 These defense mechanisms are
used to protect plants from
herbivorous animals, insects also
from insects laying eggs on the
plants.
 In plants, defense is made possible
through structural methods like
thorns, spines, shrinkage, wax
covering cuticle, cell wall etc.
1.CELL WALL
 Cell wall is well equipped
resistant coat.
 Chemical substances
such as lignin, cutin,
suberin, etc. provide
rigidity to the cell wall
 The germs that have
crossed the cell wall are
prevented from entering
through the cell
membrane by callose a
polysaccharide formed
in the cell wall.
2.CUTICULAR WAX
 Wax-mixtures of long
chain aliphatic
compounds get
deposited on the
cuticular surface of
plants.
 Deposition of wax on the
cuticular is thought to
play a defensive role by
forming a hydrophobic
surface where water is
repelled.
 As a result, the pathogen
does not get sufficient
water to germinate or
3.THORNS
 Thorns are derived
fron shoots. They are
modified branches or
stems. They may be
simple or branched.
 Curissa bispinosa is
a plant that
possesses thorn as a
defense mechanism.
4.PRICKLES
 Prickles are
derived from
epidermis tissue.
 Prickles arise from
either stem or
leaves.
5.SPINES
 Spines are modified leaves
or stipules.
 Spines are variously
described as petiolar
spines, leaflet spines,
stipular spines.
 Spine are modified from
leaves are seen in Opuntia
species.
 Spine are modified from
stipules are seen in
Acacia ecioloba
6.SHRINKAGE
 The sensitive plant
closes its leaves
when they are
touched, making
them appear dead
and therefore
unappetizing.
 Animals may be
scared of fast
moving plants and
hence don’t eat
plants that shrink.
CONCLUSION
 Plant defense mechanisms consist of a variety of performed
barriers likecell wall, cuticles, thorn etc. The barriers, give rigidity
and strength to the plant in addition to protecting the plant from
pathogen invasion.

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defense mechanisms in plants.pptx

  • 2.
  • 3. INTRODUCTION  Plants need to protect themselves from various threats. Hence, some plants have modified parts that are used for defense.  These defense mechanisms are used to protect plants from herbivorous animals, insects also from insects laying eggs on the plants.  In plants, defense is made possible through structural methods like thorns, spines, shrinkage, wax covering cuticle, cell wall etc.
  • 4. 1.CELL WALL  Cell wall is well equipped resistant coat.  Chemical substances such as lignin, cutin, suberin, etc. provide rigidity to the cell wall  The germs that have crossed the cell wall are prevented from entering through the cell membrane by callose a polysaccharide formed in the cell wall.
  • 5. 2.CUTICULAR WAX  Wax-mixtures of long chain aliphatic compounds get deposited on the cuticular surface of plants.  Deposition of wax on the cuticular is thought to play a defensive role by forming a hydrophobic surface where water is repelled.  As a result, the pathogen does not get sufficient water to germinate or
  • 6. 3.THORNS  Thorns are derived fron shoots. They are modified branches or stems. They may be simple or branched.  Curissa bispinosa is a plant that possesses thorn as a defense mechanism.
  • 7. 4.PRICKLES  Prickles are derived from epidermis tissue.  Prickles arise from either stem or leaves.
  • 8. 5.SPINES  Spines are modified leaves or stipules.  Spines are variously described as petiolar spines, leaflet spines, stipular spines.  Spine are modified from leaves are seen in Opuntia species.  Spine are modified from stipules are seen in Acacia ecioloba
  • 9. 6.SHRINKAGE  The sensitive plant closes its leaves when they are touched, making them appear dead and therefore unappetizing.  Animals may be scared of fast moving plants and hence don’t eat plants that shrink.
  • 10. CONCLUSION  Plant defense mechanisms consist of a variety of performed barriers likecell wall, cuticles, thorn etc. The barriers, give rigidity and strength to the plant in addition to protecting the plant from pathogen invasion.