14.1 Survival And Response Flashcards

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Define stimulus

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A detectable change in internal/external environment of an organism that produces some change in that organism

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Define response

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Behaviour caused due to an external/internal stimulus

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Define receptor

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A cell adapted to detect changes in the environment

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Define coordinator

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A cell/organ that decides responses to a stimulus

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Define taxis

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A directional response to a stimulus (movement)

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Define kinesis

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Random movement response due to a stimuli

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Define tropism

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Growth of a part of a plant in response to a directional stimulus

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