Taxis and Kinesis

Which is the correct order?

• Stimulus, Receptor, Central Nervous System, Effector, Response

• Stimulus, Receptor, Effector, Central Nervous System, Response, Effector

• Receptor, Stimulus, Central Nervous System, Effector, Response

• Central Nervous System, Stimulus, Receptor, Effector, Response

A loud noise is an example of:

• Effector

• Receptor

• Stimulus

• Response

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Muscles making your hand twitch away from fire is an example of:

• Response

• Effector

• Stimulus

• Effector AND the response

Responses that are controlled by genes are:

• Innate

• Learnt

What stimulus does a magnetoreceptor sense?

• Magnetic field

• Chemicals

• Heat

• Current

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What stimulus does a photoreceptor sense?

• Heat

• Touch

• Light

• Gravity

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Name the taxis: a fish swims with the direction of current

• positive rheotaxis

• negative rheotaxis

• positive hydrotaxis

• rheotaxis

An amoeba moves in the direction of gravity

• negative geotaxis

• positive rheotaxis

• positive geotaxis

• positive chemotaxis

A human moves away from someone poking them

• negative thigmotaxis

• positive rheotaxis

• negative phototaxis

• thigmokinesis

A dog moves towards the smell of food

• chemotaxis

• positive chemotaxis

• negative chemotaxis

• chemokinesis

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8