Plants & Food

How do peas climb without hands?

Because curling tendrils let a pea plant climb without any hands at all. Tendrils are thin, sensitive plant parts that feel for touch. Brush against a stick, string, or fence, and one side of the tendril grows differently, curling it snugly around the support.

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