Question
"Gardens: Do plants
think?"
by James Wong
Meet the plant that is making scientists rethink how we
understand intelligence. A growing body of research
suggests that far from being merely a passive, green
backdrop to the natural world, plants actively engage in
complex behaviour. They are capable of communicating
with allies, attacking rivals and even feeding their
young. But could we also add “learning” and “memory”
to the list?
Researchers in Australia recently sought to investigate
this hypothesis by attempting to “train” a group of touchme-not plants (Mimosa pudica). The ferny leaves of this
exotic, South American houseplant have the curious
property of “playing dead”: they instantly collapse to
resemble a withered branch when they are touched.
Botanists believe this evolved as a defence against
herbivore attack.
The scientists devised a mechanical device that would
drop mimosa plants 15cm on to a foam base, providing
just enough shock to trigger leaf collapse, but without
damaging the plants. By doing this hundreds of times a
day, the researchers were quickly able to “teach” plants
to begin to ignore this stimulus, keeping their leaves
open throughout.
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A)
Use the article “Gardens: do plants think?” by
James Wong to answer the question.
How does the morpheme -ate change the part of
speech of stimulus?
(1 point)
It changes it from a noun to an adjective.
It changes it from an adjective to a verb.
It changes it from a verb to a noun.
It changes it from a noun to a verb
think?"
by James Wong
Meet the plant that is making scientists rethink how we
understand intelligence. A growing body of research
suggests that far from being merely a passive, green
backdrop to the natural world, plants actively engage in
complex behaviour. They are capable of communicating
with allies, attacking rivals and even feeding their
young. But could we also add “learning” and “memory”
to the list?
Researchers in Australia recently sought to investigate
this hypothesis by attempting to “train” a group of touchme-not plants (Mimosa pudica). The ferny leaves of this
exotic, South American houseplant have the curious
property of “playing dead”: they instantly collapse to
resemble a withered branch when they are touched.
Botanists believe this evolved as a defence against
herbivore attack.
The scientists devised a mechanical device that would
drop mimosa plants 15cm on to a foam base, providing
just enough shock to trigger leaf collapse, but without
damaging the plants. By doing this hundreds of times a
day, the researchers were quickly able to “teach” plants
to begin to ignore this stimulus, keeping their leaves
open throughout.
© 2022 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated
companies. All rights reserved.
A)
Use the article “Gardens: do plants think?” by
James Wong to answer the question.
How does the morpheme -ate change the part of
speech of stimulus?
(1 point)
It changes it from a noun to an adjective.
It changes it from an adjective to a verb.
It changes it from a verb to a noun.
It changes it from a noun to a verb
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is: **It changes it from a noun to a verb.**
The morpheme -ate, when added to the noun "stimulus," forms the verb "stimulate."
The morpheme -ate, when added to the noun "stimulus," forms the verb "stimulate."