DENDROLOGY

FOREST ECOLOGY

ECOSYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The reaction to a stimulus is called a ____
A
adaptation
B
stimulus
C
response
D
dormancy
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The immediate reaction by an individual to a particular stimulus is called response. These kind of reactions are not learned, they are inborn. Thus response to a stimulus is an example of instinctual behaviour.

Detailed explanation-2: -physiological response to stimulus. Definition: Any process that results in a change in state or activity of a cell or an organism (in terms of movement, secretion, enzyme production, gene expression, etc.) as a result of a stimulus.

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