CONSCIOUSNESS Flashcards
1
Q
What is consciousness ?
A
Ability to respond towards stimulus.
It is the most obvious but technically complicated defining property.
2
Q
Who is the most conscious organism on earth ?
A
Human are regarded as most intelligent and conscious animal – due to self consciousness (self awareness)
3
Q
What happens to the person lying in comma ?
A
Person in comma is regarded as brain dead patient
- has very low degree of consciousness or no consciousness
Whole body of that person is supported by machine.
4
Q
What are the examples ?
A
- Mimosa pudica (touch me not plant)
- Plant is sensitive towards the touch
- Roots always grow towards the gravity.
- Sunflower is always directed towards the sun.
- Animal also handle the large number of the chemicals entering their body
- Seasonal breeders
5
Q
What are the seasonal breeders ?
A
They are the groups of the plants and animals that breed in the particular season or in the specific time of the year.
Their reproductive period vary according to the photoperiod(Duration of the day length)
