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Stimulus and Response

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 3hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What type of stimulus?

The smell of pizza

a)

Internal

b)

External

2.
What type of stimulus?
Loud fire alarm
a)
Internal
b)
External
3.
What type of stimulus?
Increasing pH levels in blood
a)
Internal
b)
External
4.
What type of stimulus?
Decreasing body temperature
a)
Internal
b)
External
5.
What type of stimulus?
Lights suddenly turn off
a)
Internal
b)
External
6.
What type of stimulus?
Touch a hot skillet
a)
Internal
b)
External
7.
What type of stimulus?
Increasing blood sugar levels
a)
Internal
b)
External
8.
What type of stimulus?
An infection in the body
a)
Internal
b)
External
9.

Which situation best describes the act of maintaining homeostasis?

a)

An organism sweating when their body temperature begins to rise

b)

A plant on a window sill growing towards sunlight

c)

A bear hibernating in the winter months

d)

All of the above

10.

Identify the stimulus....."Birds flock to shelter when it starts to hail outside

a)

Birds flock to shelter

b)

It starts to hail outside

11.

Identify the stimulus..."A person shivers because it is cold outside"

a)

Cold temperature

b)

A person shivers

12.

Identify the response..."A squirrel scratches at a flea bite"

a)

A flea bite

b)

A squirrel scratches

13.

Identify the stimulus..."Roots growing down towards gravity"

a)

Roots growing down

b)

The force of gravity

14.
Identify the stimulus: You are walking home from school one day when a large dog jumps out at you from behind a tree.  He starts to growl and shows his teeth.  You quickly turn around and walk in the opposite direction. 
a)
Dog growling and showing teeth
b)
walking in opposite direction
c)
walking home from school
d)
tree
15.
Identify the response:
You are walking home from school one day when a large dog jumps out at you from behind a tree.  He starts to growl and shows his teeth.  You quickly turn around and walk in the opposite direction. 
a)
dog growling and showing teeth
b)
you quickly turn and walk away
c)
tree
d)
dog
16.
Identify the stimulus:
You are at the mall walking through the food court. You smell fresh baked pizza and realize that you skipped lunch.  You buy a piece of pizza and eat it before going to buy your CD.
a)
the smell of pizza
b)
buying a pizza
c)
food court
d)
buying the CD
17.
Identify the response:
You are at the mall walking through the food court. You smell fresh baked pizza and realize that you skipped lunch.  You buy a piece of pizza and eat it before going to buy your CD
a)
the smell of pizza
b)
buying a piece of pizza
c)
buying the CD
d)
food court
18.
Identify the stimulus
a)
hunger
b)
thirst
c)
blinking
d)
eating
19.
Identify the response
a)
hunger
b)
thirst
c)
eating
d)
smelling
20.
Shark swims toward the direction of blood.
a)
Stimulus
b)
Response
21.

Define homeostasis.

a)

Maintaining balance in a living organism.

b)

The imbalance inside of an organism.

c)

None of the above.

22.

Check all that apply. Which of the following are examples of an organism maintaining homeostasis?

a)

Shivering when cold

b)

Sweating when hot

c)

Fever - an immune response when sick

d)

Vomiting - releases toxins and wastes

23.

Define stimulus.

a)

Change in an organism’s environment that causes it to react.

b)

How the organism reacts to the stimulus.

24.

Define response.

a)

Change in an organism’s environment that causes it to react.

b)

How the organism reacts to the stimulus.

25.

Stimulus is like the "cause" and response is like...

a)

the cause

b)

the effect

c)

the reaction rate

d)

the response time

26.

The response is like the "effect" and the stimulus and like what?

a)

the cause

b)

the effect

c)

the reaction rate

d)

the response time

27.

What are the two types of stimuli?

a)

External and internal stimuli

b)

External and intermediate stimuli

c)

Internal and extraterrestrial stimuli

28.

External stimuli...

a)

Stimuli happening outside of the organism

b)

Stimuli happening inside the organism

29.

Internal stimuli...

a)

Stimuli happening outside of the organism

b)

Stimuli happening inside the organism

30.

True or False: All organisms must maintain a stable internal balance in order to survive.

a)

False

b)

True