Question

Like humans, animals including dogs and cats get goose bumps. On a cold day, these goose bumps cause their coats to expand creating a layer of insulation. If the animal is scared, the coat will also expand making the animal look larger to predators. These responses serve as examples of

1. allergic reactions
2. learned behaviors
3. detection and response to stimuli
4. reproductive and feeding success

Answer 1

3. detection and response to stimuli

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the given information, the thermoreceptors present in the skin layers of dogs and cats sense the change in the temperature of surroundings. When the temperature is reduced during a cold day, the sensory information about the same is sent to the central nervous system which in turn sends the motor information to the related muscles and glands.

One such response towards the lower temperature conditions is an expansion of their skin coat layers to insulate the underlying tissues from the cold surroundings. The same response (expansion of skin coat) is produced when these animals sense the danger of the presence of large predators around them.