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Explain with an example what is meant by 'living things respond to stimuli'

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Living things respond to changes in their environment. For example, if you touch the leaves of the Mimosa (touch-me-not) plant, the leaves droop. In this case, the plant is responding to the stimulus of touch by drooping its leaves.


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