Mimosa pudica

3. The Mimosa is generally considered a ____________ but some people have it as an annual in their garden.
4. This ancient civilization has writings of M. pudica from over 2000 years ago.
7. The type of movement that means to close the leaves at night.
8. People originally thought mimosa plants had nerve and ________ tissue like animals.
9. This type of chemical can be transmitted from one part of the plant to another to create movements.
12. Another common name of M. pudica.
15. There is a rapid movement of this mineral ion in the plants. You also need this mineral for strong bones.
17. The country that M. pudica is native to.

1. **This type of consumer may see a wilted plant and move on, rather than making a snack out of our plant of the week.
2. A M. pudica can grow to be this tall (inches)
5. The type of movement that means to close the leaves when touched or stimulated.
6. There is not one lone ______________ to explain why the movements of the plant evolved in the first place.
10. Mimosa pudica comes from the Leguminosae family, otherwise known as this.
11. The movements of M. pudica's leaves are due to a _______ loss in pressure in the pulvini
13. The color of M. pudica's flowers.
14. Another word for the internal pressure of a plant
16. **If a leaf is closed up it prevents a _____ of heat and water, which may be beneficial to a plant.