Forces and Stimuli Review

Which of the following 3 stimuli occur internally to ensure an animal's survival?

• shedding, blinking, thirst

• thirst, hunger, sleep

• blinking, sweating, sleep

• shedding, sweating, blinking

Name two physical responses that occur because of heat as a stimulus.

• blinking and shedding
• shedding and sweating
• sweating and food gathering
• panting and storing food

When a dog exercises, his body has to work harder and needs more oxygen. The dog gets oxygen by...

• shedding
• blinking
• sweating
• panting

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Which of the following explains how shivering helps animals?

• Exercises their body
• Helps keep them cold
• Helps keep them warm
• Warns off predators

When a lion hunts, it is responding to what stimulus?

• thirst
• heat
• sleep
• hunger

Animals must keep their bodies in balance in order to survive. In response to the body becoming too tired, the animal will need to 

• sweat
• sleep
• shiver
• drink

The flowers of the snow buttercup (Ranunculus adoneus) face one direction in the morning, move throughout the day, and face the other way be evening.  Most likely this is a response to which stimulus?

• Sun passing through the sky.
• Daily rainfall patterns.
• Daily rise and fall in temperature.
• Physical contact with passing animals.

A wilted plant will return to an upright position by using which of the following forces?

• Muscular contractions
• Gravitational attraction
• Turgor pressure
• Magnetic repulsion

Roots grow downward in the soil in response to-

• gravity
• sunlight
• water 
• wind

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A student places a plant in a dark room next to a growth lamp, while providing sufficient water and nutrients to ensure the plant's growth and survival.  The plant is likely to respond by-

• bending towards the lamp.
• wilting and eventually dying.
• shedding all of its leaves.
• increasing its rate of photosynthesis

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