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植物的“五官”

    ①植物像其他动物一样,有功能各异的“五官”。加拿大渥太华大学生物学博士瓦因勃格做了一个有趣的实验,他每天对莴苣做10分钟超声波处理,结果其长势远比没受处理的莴苣要好3之后,美国的一个学者对大豆播放《蓝色狂想曲》音乐,20天后,听音乐的大豆苗重量竟然高出未听音乐的四分之一。这些实验说明,植物虽然没有具体形态的耳朵,但它们的听觉能力却非同寻常。不相信?那么请你面对含羞草轻轻击掌,看看含羞草闻声后是否会迅速将小叶合拢。

    ②许多植物具有“慧眼”识光的能力,它们自知日出东山,夕阳西下,从而把握了自己开花和落叶的时间,如牵牛花天刚亮就开花,向日葵始终朝阳。植物不仅能“看见”光,还能感觉出光照的“数量”和质量,某些北方良种幻种到南方,颗粒不收,就是因为植物的“眼睛”对异地的光线不习惯。植物的“眼睛”对光色也非常敏感,不同植物可识别不同光线,以促进自身的生长与发育。植物的“眼睛”原来是存在于细胞中的一种专门色素——视觉色素,植物凭借这种“眼睛”,从根到叶尖形成完整而灵敏的感光系统,对光产生既定反应,如花升、花合、叶子向左向右、变换根的生长方向等。

    ③植物界中不仅有靠根吃“素”的植物,而且还有靠“口”吃“荤”的植物,食虫植物(也称食肉植物)便是这类植物。这些植物的叶子变得非常奇特,它们形成各种形状的“口”,有的像瓶子,有的像小口袋或蚌壳,能分泌消化昆虫的黏液,还能分泌香味,许多昆虫因为闻到香味,而跌入了陷阱之中!植物靠“口”捕食蚊蝇类的小虫子,有时也能"吃”掉像蜻蜓一样的大昆虫。它们分布于世界各地,种类有500多种,最著名的有瓶子草、猪笼草、狸藻等。

    ④真是奇怪,植物还有嗅觉灵敏的特殊“鼻子”。例如,当柳树受到毛虫咬食时,会产生抵抗物质,3米以外没有挨咬的柳树居然也产生出抵抗物质。这是为什么?原来,植物有特殊的“鼻子”——感觉神经,当被咬的树产生挥发性抗虫化学物质后,邻树的“鼻子”能及时“嗅”到“防虫警报”,知道害虫的侵袭将要来临,于是就调整自身体内的化学反应,合成一些对自己无害,却使害虫望而生畏的化学物质,达到“自卫”的目的。

    ⑤更为惊奇的是,植物还具有相当特殊的“舌”的功能,它能“尝”到土壤中各种矿物营养的味道,于是使植物“拒食”或“少食”自身不喜欢的矿物质,多“吃”有用的营养元素。如海带就有富集海水中碘元素的能力,忍冬么喜欢生长在地下有银矿的地方。植物的“舌”功能选择性非常强,如果吃了自己不喜欢吃的矿物就会长成奇形怪狀。例如蒿在一般土壤中长得相当高大,但如果“吃”了土壤中的硼就会变成“矮老头”。植物将土壤中的矿物元素或微量物质聚集到体内的现象称为“生物富集”。人们通过生物富集现象可以找到相应的地下矿藏,也就是植物探矿。如今,植物探矿已成为寻找地下矿藏的重要手段之一。

    ⑥目前,生物科学的研究工作常常得到植物“五官”功能的启发,相信在不久的将来,一定会有累累硕果。

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