Several tomato plants are grown indoors next to a sunny window. the plants receive water and fertilizer and remain on the windowsill. over time the plant's stem bends toward the window. which characteristic of life is this an example of? a cellular organization b metabolism c homeostasis d response to environment

 option D. Response to environment.

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Organisms respond to their environment in a variety of ways.

The environment interacts with the organisms via stimulus and the response to such stimulus is named tropism.

The example of the question, the plant's stem bends toward the window, is called positive phototropism, which means that the plant growth response to light such that the stems bend toward light to permit the leaves to receive more light.

The plant's stems posses positive phototropism and negative gravitropism.

Gravitropism is the response of the plant growth to gravity.

Stems grow away from gravity meaning that this is negative gravitropism, but roots grow toward gravity which is positive gravitropism.

mechanics (greek   is that area of science concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effects of the bodies on their environment. the scientific discipline has its origins in ancient greece with the writings of aristotle and archimedes[1][2][3] (see history of classical mechanics and timeline of classical mechanics). during the early modern period, scientists such as galileo, kepler, and newton laid the foundation for what is now known as classical mechanics. it is a branch of classical physics that deals with particles that are either at rest or are moving with velocities significantly less than the speed of light. it can also be defined as a branch of science which deals with the motion of and forces on objects. the field is yet less widely understood in terms of quantum theory.

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