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12 Cards in this Set
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What is a respose?
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what a living thing does as a result of a stimulus
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What is adaptaiion?
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a characterisitic that enables a LIVING thing to survive in its enviornment
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What are positive and negative tropisims?
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A positive tropism is a growth response toward a stimulus.
A negative tropism is a growth response away from a stimulus. |
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In what ways are plant behaviors like certain animal behaviors?
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Plants and animals both respond to stimuli
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In what ways are some animal behaviors different from plant behaviors?
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Aninals can move from place to place, and can fight
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What are some ways that animals adaot to their environment?
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Unpleasant sprays
speed sharpness of claws mimicry camouflage |
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What are some ways plants are able to adapt to their enviornment?
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color
climbing ability poisins aroma ability to grow large, blocks out sunlight from competeing plants various structures like thorns |
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What are hydrotropism, phototropism, and gravitropism?
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Hydro - a water stimulus tropism
photo - a light stimulus tropism gravitropism - a gravity stimulus tropism |
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What is a stimulus?
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something in the enviornment (such as light or heat) that causes a living thing to react
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What is a tropism?
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a GROWTH response of a plant toward or away from a stimulus
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Where does a cactus store water?
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in its stem
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How do auxins help plants grow toward the light?
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Auxins move to the side of the plant opposite the light,which causes the plant to bend in the direction of the light.
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