Question

Wood lice are more active as they move from a dry area to a humid area. Which innate behavior are they displaying here?

a) taxis
b) migration
c) kinesis

please help me out on this:)

Answer 1

a: taxis

Step-by-step explanation:

Living organisms exhibit innate or intrinsic response to the their environment in order to ensure continuous survival in that environment. Depending on the organisms, responses to external stimuli or environmental factors differ and can be categorized into 3 classes namely;

• Tropism: the turning of all or part of an organism towards or away from external stimuli. When the turning is towards the stimulus, it is positive, otherwise it is negative.
• Kinesis: a non-directional movement of organisms in response to external stimuli.
• Taxis: a guided movement of an entire organism to or away from external stimuli.

Since the wood lice moves from dry area to a humid area, the movement can be described as a form of taxis guided by the moisture, specifically referred to as hydrotaxis.

The correct option is a.

Answer 2

"Kinesis" is the one innate behavior among the choices given in the question that are they displayed here. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option or option "c". I hope that this is the answer that you were looking for and it has actually come to your help.