The following option is a response to an external stimulus:
B.) Phototropism - Phototropism is a response to the external stimulus of light. Plants move or grow towards or away from a light source in response to changes in the environment.
C.) Wilting - Wilting is also a response to external stimulus such as lack of water or excessive heat, which can cause plants to lose water and become flaccid.
D.) Thirst - Thirst is a response to the external stimulus of dehydration or lack of water in the body.
Therefore, the options B, C, and D are responses to an external stimulus.
A) Hibernation and E) Dormancy are responses to internal stimuli or changes within the organism's body, rather than external stimuli.
From the options, the responses to external stimuli are:
B.) phototropism
C.) wilting
D.) thirst
Hibernation, dormancy, and wilting can be responses to internal changes or imbalances that an organism needs to respond to in order to maintain homeostasis.
Phototropism, the movement of plants in response to light, and thirst, the desire to drink in response to dehydration, are direct responses to external environmental stimuli.
So the correct options are:
B.) phototropism
C.) wilting
D.) thirst