An Organism's Ability to Detect Stimuli from Either the Internal

question 84

Multiple Choice

An organism's ability to detect stimuli from either the internal or external environment is called

• A) responsiveness.
• B) mutation.
• C) DNA.
• D) evolution.
• E) natural selection.

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