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Sensing and responding

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In Section 1.5 you learnt that living things are sensitive to their environment. Note that this applies to both the internal and external environment. The nervous system is responsible for picking up information and making us respond to this information.

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© 1991 Jean Roberts

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Roberts, J. (1991). Sensing and responding. In: Mastering Human Biology. Macmillan Master Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-11386-6_10

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