One of the most interesting things about plants is that they do exhibit behavior (i.e. movement in response to their environment), even if humans rarely notice it. We don't notice their actions because they act very slowly. In fact, the usually act by growing! If a plant needs more sunlight, it grows towards the sun.

What is a plant behavior?

Plant behaviours are defined as rapid morphological or physiological responses to events, relative to the lifetime of an individual. Since Darwin, biologists have been aware that plants behave but it has been an underappreciated phenomenon. ... Plants communicate with other plants, herbivores and mutualists.

What are learned behaviors in plants?

Plants do not have brains and do not learn behaviors like animals do. But plants can respond to changes in their environment. Some plants have special chemicals in their cells that help them turn toward sunlight.