Keshav Bhatia, Academic Content Writer at Edumarz
In this chapter, you will learn about Control and Coordination in plants and animals.
Response to stimulus and coordination is a crucial quality all living organisms must have:
Animal Nervous system:
Neurons and Neuromuscular junctions
Role of specialized receptors
Reflex actions, how they work, and the role of the spinal cord in a reflex arc
Human brain, it’s different parts and their functions
Protective structures for nervous tissue
Action mechanism of the Nervous tissue
Coordination in Plants
Response to a stimulus using electrical-chemical means
Movement due to growth
* Phototropism, Geotropism, chemotropism and hydrotropismThe need for hormones
Plant hormones and their role in the functioning of plants
Animal Hormones
Need for hormones in animals
Functioning of Adrenaline
Role of other hormones like thyroxin, HgH, androgens, and insulin
Feedback mechanisms and endocrine system
