__________ Is a Specialized Cell Responsible for Converting External Stimuli

question 135

Multiple Choice

__________ is a specialized cell responsible for converting external stimuli into neural activity for a specific sensory system.

• A)Sense receptor
• B)Sensory adaptation
• C)Selective attention
• D)Cell sensor

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Definitions:

Surface Tension

The attraction that the molecules at the surface of a liquid may have for one another.

Osmosis

The net movement of water (the principal solvent in biological systems) by diffusion through a selectively permeable membrane from a region of higher concentration of water (a hypotonic solution) to a region of lower concentration of water (a hypertonic solution).

Capillary Action

The ability of a liquid to flow in narrow spaces without the assistance of, and in opposition to, external forces like gravity.

Hydrogen Bonds

Weak bonds between molecules or within molecules due to the attraction between a hydrogen atom and a more electronegative atom.