| Movement of leaves of a sensitive plant | Movement of a shoot towards light |
| It does not depend on the direction of stimulus applied. | Depends on the direction of stimulus applied. |
| Nastic movement | Tropic movement |
| Touch is the stimulus | Light is the stimulus |
| caused by the rapid water loss from the swollen areas at the bases of leaves | caused by the shoot’s two sides growing differently. |
| Not a growth movement | Growth movement |
| Occurs quickly | Occurs slowly |