AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Animals may respond to environmental stimuli through behaviors that include hibernation, migration, defense, and courtship. As a result of cold, winter weather (stimulus) some animals will hibernate. Hibernation is a state of greatly reduced body activity, used to conserve food stored in the body.

Detailed explanation-2: -Behavioral response (effect) refers to how animals cope or deal with changes in their environment (cause). •Examples: Hibernation, Migration, Defense, Courtship. HIBERNATION. • Cold weather is the stimulus that causes some animals to hibernate to conserve food stored in the body (ex.

Detailed explanation-3: -Animals can respond to environmental change in 3 key ways: disperse, adjust through phenotypic plasticity, or adapt through genetic changes ( Williams et al.

Detailed explanation-4: -A dog salivating at the smell of food, a flower opening in sunlight and a worm crawling towards moisture are examples of organisms responding to stimuli from their surroundings. All organisms respond to their surroundings in order to improve their chances of survival and reproduction.