The roots of a sunflower plant growing downwards while the shoot grows upwards and the flower turns towards the sun are examples of what characteristic of all living organisms?

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The ability of living organisms to sense the environment and respond to it is a characteristic of all living organisms known as responsiveness or irritability. The example given of the sunflower plant illustrates this characteristic as the plant senses the direction of the sun and responds by turning the flower towards it.

The Roots of a Sunflower Plant Growing Downwards While the Shoot