Match the Following Types of Receptors to Their Definitions

question 20

Multiple Choice

Match the following types of receptors to their definitions.
-respond to immediate, extreme heat or cold

• A)photoreceptors
• B)pain receptors
• C)chemoreceptors
• D)mechanoreceptors

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Definitions:

Variations

Differences or deviations from the norm within any given population.

Niche Construction

The process by which organisms alter their own and each other's environments, potentially influencing their own evolution.

Ecological Inheritance

The transmission of environmental modifications produced by organisms across generations, influencing evolutionary processes.

Coevolution

The process by which two or more species of organisms influence each other’s evolutionary development.