Chemical and Nervous

Control
Compare and Contrast Process in Plants and
Animals
At the end of the lesson, the learners will be able to:
• explain how animals respond to environmental stimuli;
• describe the mechanisms of chemical and nervous control
in animals;
• explain how plants respond to environmental stimuli; and
• describe the mechanisms of chemical control in plants.

OBJECTIVES
CHEMICAL VS. NERVOUS
CONTROL
DIVISIONS OF THE NERVOUS
SYSTEM
THE NEURON AS A BASIC
UNIT
TRANSMISSION ACROSS
SYNAPSE
ENDOCRINE GLAND SYSTEM
COORDINATION BETWEEN
NERVOUS AND ENDOCRINE GLAND
SYSTEMS
PLANT RESPONSE
PLANT HORMONES
• Differentiate the functions of the endocrine and the
nervous system.
• Read the article “How Plants Secretly Talk to Each
Other”. Summarize in your notebook what you learned
from the article.

ASSESSMENT