| Elasticity | Plasticity |
|---|---|
| $(1)$ Elasticity refers to the reversible stretchability of plant cells or products,such as rubber or latex. | $(1)$ Plasticity refers to the ability of plants to follow different pathways in response to the environment or phases of life to form different kinds of structures. |
| $(2)$ Elastic substances can revert to their original form in a relaxed state,e.g.,the stretching of a rubber band. | $(2)$ Plastic substances and the phenomenon of plasticity are irreversible. For example,the difference in leaf shapes produced in air versus those produced in water in buttercup $(Ranunculus)$. This is also known as heterophylly. |
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