AP BIOLOGY

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Euglena have chloroplasts and an eyespot. They make directional movements toward light. This is an example of
A
Taxis
B
Kinesis
C
Phermones
D
Migration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Uniquely, Euglena exhibits a positive phototactic response in daylight, but remains unresponsive at night, regardless of a light source.

Detailed explanation-2: -The response to light that some insects experience is called phototaxis. This means that the whole body of the organism will move toward or away from light. Moths are the classic example; they are positively phototactic. Cockroaches, however, are negatively phototactic.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the movement of organism or cell in response to light whether in the direction of light( positive phototaxis) or in the opposite direction ( negative phototaxis). Most nocturnally active moths are attracted to light, a phenomenon known as positive phototaxis.

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