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Sensory and Motor Mechanisms

in Plants and Animals


Fourth Grading - Week 6
Introduction
• Sensory and motor mechanisms allow living
organisms to detect stimuli and respond
appropriately. Animals have specialized sense
organs, while plants use internal signals for
movement.
Sensory Mechanisms in Animals
• Animals have sense organs that detect
environmental stimuli:
• • Eyes - vision
• • Ears - hearing and balance
• • Nose - smell
• • Tongue - taste
• • Skin - touch and temperature
Motor Mechanisms in Animals
• Motor mechanisms allow animals to respond
to stimuli:
• • Nervous system sends signals to muscles
• • Skeletal muscles enable movement
• • Reflex actions provide quick responses to
danger
Sensory Mechanisms in Plants
• Plants detect stimuli through:
• • Light (Photoreceptors in leaves)
• • Gravity (Roots grow down, stems grow up)
• • Touch (Response in climbing plants)
• • Chemicals (Response to hormones)
Motor Mechanisms in Plants
• Plants respond to stimuli through movements:
• • Tropisms (Directional growth)
• - Phototropism (light)
• - Gravitropism (gravity)
• - Thigmotropism (touch)
• • Nastic Movements (Non-directional
response)
• - Example: Venus flytrap closing
Comparison: Sensory & Motor
Mechanisms
• • Animals have specialized organs and a
nervous system for rapid responses.
• • Plants rely on hormones and slow growth
movements to respond to stimuli.
• • Both detect and react to environmental
changes to survive.
Conclusion
• Sensory and motor mechanisms are crucial for
survival. While animals use a nervous system
and muscles, plants rely on growth and
chemical signals. Understanding these
mechanisms helps us appreciate how life
adapts to its environment.

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