Agency, teleonomy and signal transduction in plant systems

Abstract Plants are the basis of nearly all food chains. The evolutionary response to inevitable predatory and other contingent hazards has provided plants with remarkable regenerative plastic capabilities. Teleonomy been characterized as purposive, adaptive goal-directed behaviour. evidence that agents, they act purposefully, is indicated by numerous behaviours, most notably plasticity. Through recurrent information exchange, growing roots construct a dynamic niche bacterial fungal symbionts. Purposeful shoot plasticity enables responses abiotic biotic hazards, goal survival. Transgenerational inheritance furthers for sibling Teleonomic goals in growth use proprioception ensure successful tropic responses. Unlike animals acquire energy biotically, dependent solely on physical environment. Convergent evolution common may result from constraints unchanging laws. Phenotypic initially provides direction change. Our article indicates there features change additional those modern synthesis thus supports extended hypothesis.