Biological Responses and Coordination

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What is a stimulus?

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The change that stimulates the response.

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What does response refer to in biological terms?

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The way organisms react after detecting a stimulus.

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What are receptors?

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Special structures to detect stimulus.

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What is coordination in the context of biological responses?

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A stimuli detection process by receptors that ends in appropriate responses by effectors.

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What is the role of the brain in biological responses?

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The integration center that translates nerve impulses and coordinates an appropriate response.

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What is an effector?

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The part of the body that responds.