Stimulus and Response in Nature
Explore how living things react to changes in their environment with this Grade 2 science worksheet on stimulus and response.
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Stimulus and Response in Nature
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. A stimulus is something that causes a reaction, and a response is the reaction itself.
1. What is a stimulus?
A type of animal
Something that makes a living thing react
A plant part
A loud sound
2. What is a response?
The way a living thing reacts to a stimulus
A type of weather
A plant's food
A color
3. When a plant turns its leaves towards the sun, the sunlight is the and turning the leaves is the .
4. If you touch a hot stove, the heat is the and quickly pulling your hand away is the .
5. Describe a time you experienced a stimulus and response. What was the stimulus? What was your response?
6. Animals do not have stimulus and response reactions.
True
False
7. A change in temperature can be a stimulus.
True
False
Match the stimulus to its likely response.
8. Loud noise
a. Blinking eyes
9. Bright light
b. Jumping or startling
10. Feeling hungry
c. Looking for food