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7.13AB Quick Check

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A fox spots a rabbit in a field. The fox begins to chase the rabbit, and the rabbit runs away. Which best describes the rabbit's behavior in response to the stimulus of being chased?

a)

It is a tropism.

b)

It is a fight-or-flight response.

c)

It is a response caused by hunger.

d)

It is a response caused by an internal stimulus.

2.

Which word best describes the response the seedlings are showing?

a)

homeostasis

b)

stimulus

c)

hibernation

d)

phototropism

3.

What is homeostasis?

a)

changes in a species over time

b)

the response of an organism to a stimulus

c)

the ability of an organism to reproduce

d)

the balance in an organism's internal environment

4.

An example of an internal stimulus is 

a)

thirst

b)

temperature

c)

light.

d)

noise

5.

Which of these is an example of a plant responding to an internal stimulus?

a)

a leaf wilting because of lack of water

b)

the stem of a sunflower bending toward light

c)

a leaf closing when a bee brushes against it

d)

the roots of a tree growing downward, in the direction of gravity

6.

Dina is relaxing by walking her dog on a warm, sunny afternoon. Dina feels sweaty, and she sees that her dog is panting. Which is the most likely stimulus causing these responses in both Dina and her dog?

a)

hunger

b)

high temperature

c)

thirst

d)

light from the sun

7.

what type of tropism is occurring here?

a)

phototropism

b)

thigmotropism

c)

gravitropism

d)

tropictropism

8.
What type of tropism is response to touch? 
a)
Gravitropism
b)
Phototropism
c)
Thigmotropism
d)
Hydrotropism
9.
Changes in an organism's environment that cause a response
a)
Tropism
b)
Hormone
c)
Stimuli
d)
Response
10.
When the plant grows toward the stimuli
a)
Positive
b)
Negative
11.
When the plant grows away from the stimuli
a)
Positive 
b)
Negative
12.

______________is a response that results in plant growth toward or away from a stimulus.

a)

Stimuli

b)

gravity

c)

weather

d)

tropism

13.

If the body is infected with bacteria or viruses, the most common response is...

a)

fever

b)

vomiting

c)

shivering

d)

sweating

14.
If the environment gets cold, we will often shiver in order to:
a)
keep body temperature the same as the external temperature
b)
decrease body temperature
c)
increase body temperature
d)
regulate blood pressure
15.

Roots grow downward in the soil in response to -

a)

gravity

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

wind

16.

When an animal is thirsty, it responds by -

a)

eating food

b)

drinking water

c)

blinking rapidly

d)

sweating excessively