Internal Stimulus/Response

A stimulus that comes from INSIDE an organism is

• an external stimulus

• an internal stimulus

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A chef picks up a hot pot and drops it. What was the stimulus?

• The hot pot

• Dropping the pot

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of stimulus?

The smell of pizza

• Internal

• External

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Is the stimulus internal or external? Feeling hungry

• Internal

• External

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following is a response of the body when infected with a virus?

• blood diverted to muscles

• fever

• craving salty foods

• running away

What what be the stimulus to make a rapid heartbeat in an animal?

• lack of water

• presence of a predator

• cold temperatures

• gust of wind

What is the internal stimulus that most likely causes the bear to catch the fish?

• protection
• thirst
• anger
• hunger

The body's ability to keep the internal balance of the body stable 

• Homeostasis 
• motion
• geotropism
• phototropism 

How the organism reacts to a stimulus. It is a change in behavior is the definition of

• a response

• a stimulus

• homeostasis

• migration

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

All of the following would be responses to an germ in the body EXCEPT:

• fever

• chills/shivering

• nausea/vomiting

• decreased heart rate