What is the difference between stimulus and response?

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Stimulus:
Anything that can cause a bodily or behavioral change is a stimulus.
Response:
A living organism's behavior that arises in reaction to an internal or external stimulus is known as a response.
S.no Stimulus Response
1. The environment provides stimulation. The response occurs within the organism.
2. In animals, afferent or sensory nerves carry the stimulus signal. The signal for the reaction is carried by efferent or motor neurons and takes place within the organism or is a change in the organism's behavior.
3. The stimulus signal is carried by afferent nerves to the central nervous system behavior The response signal is carried away from the central nervous system and towards the target organ via efferent nerves.
4. Sensory organs in an organism's body, such as the eyes, ears, tongue, skin, and nose, collect stimuli. Effector organs such as muscles, hands, and legs respond to stimuli by producing a response.

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