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An experiment was carried out to investigate the response of white termites to a certain stimulus. Ten termite were placed at the centre of glass...

An experiment was carried out to investigate the response of white termites to a certain stimulus. Ten termite were placed at the centre of glass tubing. Calcium chloride was placed one end of the tubing and moist cotton wool at the other end.
(a)What observations are made after 20 minutes?
(b)What type of response is exhibited by the termites?
(c)What is the survival value of the above response?
(d)What is Photonasty?

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johnson
a)What observations are made after 20 minutes?
Most of the termites will have moved towards the end with moist cotton wool.

b)What type of response is exhibited by the termites?
-ve chemotiaxis are _+ve hydrotaxis
c)What is the survival value of the above response?
Enable them escape from harmful stimulu

d)What is Photonasty?
Non-directional movement of parts of plants in response to changes in light intensity;
johnson mwenjera answered the question on December 24, 2017 at 05:18

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