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Questions on different types of responses
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Biology
10th Grade
01/31/2010

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Term
Stimulus
Definition
Is a detectable change in the internal or external environment that produces a response.
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Receptors
Definition
Cells or organs that detect stimuli.
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Effectors
Definition
A response made by one or more of a range of cells, tissues, organs and systems.
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Co-ordinator
Definition
The link between receptors and effectors.
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Taxes
Definition
A simple response whose direction is determined by the direction of the stimulus.
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Positive Phototaxis
Definition
An organism will move towards light. E.g. Single-celled Algae
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Negative Phtotaxis
Definition
Organisms moving away from light. E.g. Earthworms
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Kineses
Definition
A response in which the organism does not move towards or away from a stimulus but moves in random ways.
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Tropism
Definition
A growth movement in a part of a plant in response to a directional stimulus.
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Positive Phototropism
Definition
Plant shoots that grow towards light.
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Positive Geotropism
Definition
Plant roots that grow towards gravity.
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Positive Hydrotropism
Definition
Plant roots that grow towards water.
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Positive Chemotaxis
Definition
A growth response of a plant to a particular chemical
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Thigmotropism
Definition
A growth response of a plant due to physical contact.
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Auxins
Definition
A plant hormone that affects plant growth
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IAA

(Indole Acetic Acid)

Definition
The main Auxin that controls plant growth
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