AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A signal to which an organism responds.
A
imprinting
B
habituation
C
classical conditioning
D
stimulus
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A stimuli is a detectable change in the internal or external environment. The ability of an organism or organ to react to the stimuli is known as a response.

Detailed explanation-2: -A stimulus is a signal to which an organism responds.

Detailed explanation-3: -Therefore, sensitivity is the ability of an organism to respond to external stimulus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The ability of an organism to respond to external stimuli is called sensitivity. For example, Plants grow towards light(external stimuli) sources, and if the direction of light is changed, the plant will also change its direction of growth to accommodate for survival. So, the correct answer is ‘Sensitivity’.

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