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  2. Plant intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Plant intelligence is a field of plant biology which aims to understand how plants process the information they obtain from their environment. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Plant intelligence has been defined as "any type of intentional and flexible behavior that is beneficial and enables the organism to achieve its goal".

  3. Test functions for optimization - Wikipedia

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    The test functions used to evaluate the algorithms for MOP were taken from Deb, [4] Binh et al. [5] and Binh. [6] The software developed by Deb can be downloaded, [7] which implements the NSGA-II procedure with GAs, or the program posted on Internet, [8] which implements the NSGA-II procedure with ES.

  4. Bird intelligence - Wikipedia

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    Using rewards to reinforce responses is often used in laboratories to test intelligence. However, the ability of animals to learn by observation and imitation is considered more significant. Ravens have been noted for their ability to learn from each other. [44] Scientists have discovered that birds know to avoid the plants where toxic animals ...

  5. The Genius of Birds - Wikipedia

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    The book explores birds as thinkers (contrary to the cliché "bird brain") in the context of observed behavior in the wild and brings to it the scientific findings from lab and field research. [2] New research suggests that some birds, such as those in the family corvidae, can rival primates and even humans in forms of intelligence.

  6. Glossary of botanical terms - Wikipedia

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    A plant produced in this way is called an apomict. apomorphy In cladistics, a "different form" from the form of an ancestor (i.e., an innovation) of use in determining membership in a clade. apopetalous Having separate petal s, not fused (sympetalous). apophyllous Perianth or other segments free, not united.

  7. Plant memory - Wikipedia

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    Some plant species appear to have developed conserved ways to use functioning memory, and some species may have developed unique ways to use memory function depending on their environment and life history. The use of the term plant memory still sparks controversy. Some researchers believe the function of memory only applies to organisms with a ...

  8. Plant physiology - Wikipedia

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    A germination rate experiment. Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants. [1]Plant physiologists study fundamental processes of plants, such as photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrition, plant hormone functions, tropisms, nastic movements, photoperiodism, photomorphogenesis, circadian rhythms, environmental stress physiology, seed ...

  9. Apophysis - Wikipedia

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    Apophysis may refer to: . A tubercle (bone); Apophysis (spider), an outgrowth of the exoskeleton in spiders and other arachnids In botany, an outgrowth or enlargement of an organ such as a plant stem