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Siamese fighting fish, also called betta fish, are popular aquarium fish. Betta fish are territorial and very aggressive. When threatened, betta will respond by puffing out their gill covers to look bigger as a form of intimidation. Betta fish can become threatened by movement or a change of scene in their environments.



Wild betta fish are naturally drab colors such as grey, brown, and dull green. Wild betta fish will only turn bright colors when aggressive or during courtship. Betta fish that are sold at pet stores have been bred to permanently display their bright colors.



The table below shows the reactions of a brightly colored, male pet betta fish to stimuli or things placed on the outside of its aquarium to provoke a response.



The table shows five stimuli and the Betta Fish Response to each stimulus. The betta fish swims toward and away or shows no reaction to a plastic aquarium plant. The betta fish shows a flaring of gills to a mirror. The betta fish shows no reaction to white paper. The betta fish shows a flaring of gills to colored paper. The betta fish swims toward and away or shows no reaction to black paper.



When a mirror is placed in front of a betta fish, the fish will flare its gills. Which best describes this cause and effect behavior?


Sensory receptors respond to the input of the stimulus and transmit signals along nerve cells to the brain. The received information causes an immediate behavioral response.


The brain of the betta fish responds to the input of the stimulus and transmits signals along nerve cells to the sensory receptors. The received information causes an immediate behavioral response.


Sensory receptors respond to the input of the stimulus and transmit signals along nerve cells to the brain. The received information causes a stored memory to be created.


The brain of the betta fish responds to the input of the stimulus and transmits signals along nerve cells to the sensory receptors. The received information causes a stored memory to be created.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Sensory receptors respond to the input of the stimulus and transmit signals along nerve cells to the brain. The received information causes an immediate behavioral response.

Explanation: Visual receptors detect the mirror image, send signals to the brain, which triggers motor nerves to cause the gill flaring — an immediate behavioral (not memory) response.