Which of the Following Represents a Physical Change

question 12

Multiple Choice

Which of the following represents a physical change?

• A) boiling of water
• B) decomposition of a dead organism
• C) both boiling of water and decomposition of a dead organism
• D) neither boiling of water or decomposition of a dead organism

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Definitions:

Stereocilia

Hairlike projections on the surface of certain cells, such as those in the inner ear, involved in mechanosensation and the detection of sound vibrations.

Hair Cells

Sensory cells located in the inner ear that detect sound and head movements.

Photoreceptors

Specialized cells or organs in organisms that respond to light, enabling vision or other light-based sensory processes.

Photopigment Rhodopsin

A light-sensitive pigment found in the rod cells of the retina, crucial for low-light vision.