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  2. Mar 28, 2024 · Stimulus is an object, event, or factor capable of inciting a physiological response. Any of the five senses will respond to a particular stimulus. Based on the stimuli applied to the sensory organs, there are two kinds of stimuli: (1) homologous stimulus and (2) heterologous stimulus. Etymology: Latin stimulus (“goad, prick”).

  3. This is a model which allows living organisms to respond to changes in their environment and act accordingly. Explanation: The senses (hearing, sight, taste etc.) allow organisms to gather information about what is happening in their environment.

  4. Jan 27, 2019 · The main difference between stimulus and response is that a stimulus is an event or condition which initiates a response whereas response is the organisms reaction to a stimulus. Stimulus varies by its type, intensity, location, and duration while a response can be cellular, physical or behavioral.

  5. Key points. Animal behavior includes all the ways animals interact with other organisms and the physical environment. Behavior can also be defined as a change in the activity of an organism in response to a stimulus, an external or internal cue or combo of cues.

  6. Key points: The nervous system helps humans and other animals sense and respond to their environments. Sensory receptors are cells or cell parts that detect signals from the environment. These signals are called stimuli. Some sensory receptors detect mechanical stimuli. These include the receptors involved with our sense of touch.

  7. 1. Smell is a chemical sense. High in your nose are olfactory sense neurons, that pick up molecules that are produced by many things around us. These molecules are smells, and they stimulate the olfactory neurons to produce the signals to send to your brain.

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  8. stimuli. (changes in the environment). The coordination centre, such as the brain, spinal cord or pancreas, which receives and processes information from receptors around the body. Effectors. bring...

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