Stimulus and Response (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What is a stimulus?
What is a stimulus?
Anything causing a reaction in an organism
Which types of factors can stimuli be?
Which types of factors can stimuli be?
Physical, chemical, or biological
Which is an example of a stimulus for animals?
Which is an example of a stimulus for animals?
Feeling pain or hunger
Which is a stimulus that plants respond to?
Which is a stimulus that plants respond to?
Gravity pulling downwards
How do animals respond to stimuli?
How do animals respond to stimuli?
Movement and hormone production
Which is a plant response to stimuli?
Which is a plant response to stimuli?
Growth towards light
Why can animals respond faster than plants?
Why can animals respond faster than plants?
Animals have a nervous system
Which organisms have a chemical or hormonal system?
Which organisms have a chemical or hormonal system?
Both plants and animals
Which organisms have a nervous system?
Which organisms have a nervous system?
Only animals
What is the function of needle-shaped leaves in plants?
What is the function of needle-shaped leaves in plants?
Reduce water loss
Why do some plants produce toxic chemicals in their leaves?
Why do some plants produce toxic chemicals in their leaves?
To prevent being eaten by animals
What do plant hormones or growth regulators help plants do?
What do plant hormones or growth regulators help plants do?
Respond to light, gravity, & chemicals