Campbell Biology in Focus; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
Campbell Biology in Focus; Modified Mastering Biology with Pearson eText -- ValuePack Access Card -- for Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134433776
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 38.5, Problem 4CC
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How do plants and animal differ with regard to the type of compartment in which statoliths are found and the physiological mechanism for detecting their response to gravity.

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The granules which are formed with the grains of the sand are known as statoliths, which are present in the chamber lined with ciliated receptor cells. The statoliths are present in statocyst organ and act as mechanoreceptor. The statoliths help in maintaining balance and sensing the gravity.

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