Suppose that a plant normally grows large fleshy leaves in the absence of water stress.In low moisture conditions,that same plant species grows small thin leaves that are more resistant to desiccation.This adaptation is an illustration of the principle of
A) thermogenesis.
B) phenotypic plasticity.
C) homeothermy.
D) poikilothermy.
E) Both a and c

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The adaptation of the plant species to grow small thin leaves in low moisture conditions is an example of phenotypic plasticity. Phenotypic plasticity is the ability of an organism to change its phenotype (observable characteristics) in response to different environmental conditions, without changing its genotype (genetic makeup). In this case, the plant is changing the size and thickness of its leaves to adapt to the low moisture conditions.

Suppose That a Plant Normally Grows Large Fleshy Leaves in the Absence