All organisms respond to changes in their environments and such changes act as stimuli. A response is significant in improving an organism’s chance of survival. Plants respond to the following external stimuli to enhance survival and improve their chances of successful breeding. Prompt: Tropism is a directional growth response. States the differences between phototropism, gravitropism, hydrotropism, and thigmotropism.

Scientists studied reproduction in the new zealand mud snail to answer the question, “are there benefits to reproducing sexually or asexually? ” which of these hypotheses would least likely aid the scientists as they worked to answer the question? sexual reproduction is advantageous over asexual reproduction because it reduces the rate of mutation accumulation. asexual reproduction is advantageous over sexual reproduction because it allows the snails to produce more offspring. sexual reproduction is advantageous over asexual reproduction because it allows for snails to have increased genetic variation. asexual reproduction is advantageous over sexual reproduction because it decreases the snails’ need for social