EVERYDAY SCIENCE

SCIENCE

NERVOUS SYSTEM

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What kind of stimulus would produce a response from a hungry animal?
A
Feeling the ground below them
B
Hearing a cry for help
C
Seeing a mate
D
Smelling food/ prey
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Stimulus like food. Prey will cause a reaction from a hungry animal.

Detailed explanation-2: -A stimulus is a change in the environment that produces a behavioral response. It may be an object or an event perceived through an animal’s senses. Stimuli may include the sight of food, the sound of a potential predator, or the smell of a mate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Both plants and mammals respond to external stimuli. Animals show slow response to stimuli while plants show slow response to stimuli. Plants show response only to certain stimuli, generally light and touch. Animals show response to many stimuli, such as light, heat, pressure, smell etc.

Detailed explanation-4: -This reaction is known as: A. Stimulus.

There is 1 question to complete.