Stimulus and Response Worksheet
Explore stimulus and response with this Grade 4 science worksheet, covering how living things react to changes in their environment.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your understanding of how living things respond to their environment.
1. A is something that causes a reaction in a living thing. (Hint: It's the cause)
2. The way a living thing reacts to a stimulus is called its . (Hint: It's the effect)
3. When you touch a hot stove, your hand quickly moves away. The hot stove is the and moving your hand away is the .
1. Which of the following is an example of a plant responding to a stimulus?
A flower opening in the morning sun
A rock sitting in the sun
Water flowing downhill
A car driving on a road
2. What is the stimulus when a dog barks at a stranger walking by?
The dog barking
The stranger walking by
The dog's tail wagging
The dog eating food
1. All living things respond to stimuli.
True
False
2. Non-living things can also have stimulus and response.
True
False
1. Describe a time you experienced a stimulus and response in your daily life. What was the stimulus and what was your response?
The human nervous system helps us respond to stimuli. Look at the diagram below.
How do your senses (like sight, touch, hearing) act as part of the stimulus-response process?