A response is a “reply” or a “reaction.” Use this information to explain why the health damage that results after exposure to a harmful chemical is called a response.

A response to exposure would mean that your body is reacting to the harmful chemical. when your health is at stake, your body reacts with a response. for example, if you get a chemical in your eye, you start tearing up and your eye turns red. that's a response to the chemical.

Ibelieve the answer that you're looking for is heredity.  transmission of  characteristics  from parents to  offspring is called  heredity, and the  characteristics  that are inherited can be predicted. reginald punnett contributed much to the science of genetics when he designed a method of predicting  traits  as he was studying poultry genetics.hope i could : )