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A plant's shoot bending towards a light source and a person quickly pulling their hand away from a flame both represent examples of organisms:

Question
A plant's shoot bending towards a light source and a person quickly pulling their hand away from a flame both represent examples of organisms:
Ignoring environmental stimuli
Responding to a change in their environment through controlled, coordinated movement
Growing without any external trigger
Using identical nervous mechanisms
Answer
Responding to a change in their environment through controlled, coordinated movement
Detailed Explanation
Despite very different underlying mechanisms (hormonal growth response versus a nervous reflex arc), both examples show organisms responding in a controlled way to a change in their environment.
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