Biology Quiz 2

at night insects are seen attracted to light. what type of response is this

• positive

• taxis

• positive phototropism

• positive phototaxis

earthworms dig the soil to enter the ground. what type of response is this?

• earth digging

• earth taxis

• geotaxis

• positive geotaxis

what type of organisms show taxic response

• any animal

• plants

• only invertebrates

• invertebrates and mammals

when you switch on the lights cockroaches run and hide. what type of response is this?

• hide and seek

• positive phototaxis

• negative phototropism

• negative phototaxis

the Larva of a housefly burrows into the ground to puppet. what type oe response is this

• positive

• positive hydrotaxis

• positive geotaxis

• negative geotaxis

when exposed to salt, a snail foams and move away. what type of response is this

• negative chemotaxis

• negative taxis

• run for life

• negative chemotropism

which of the following organisms will show taxis response?

• a bat

• a snake

• woodlice

• a fish

during taxis response organisms move .......................... in response to a stimulus

• part of the body

• the whole body

• the legs

• the wings

the scent of a dead animal attracts flies. what type of response is this?

• chemotaxis

• positive chemotropism

• positive chemotaxis

• feeding

which of the following animals show taxis response

• a dog

• earth worms

• a human being

• a lizard