Animal Structures for Responding to their Environment

What is the brain?

• A system that runs inside the backbone.

• An organ that is the control center of the body.

• A structure that carries messages through the body.

• A receptor that collects stimuli from the environment.

Which part of the brain controls memory, learning, and thinking?

• brain stem

• cerebrum

• cerebellum

• spinal cord

Which of the following facts about nerves is FALSE?

• Nerves run throughout the whole body.

• Many nerves branch off from the spinal cord.

• Some nerves carry messages from sense organs.

• Nerves control all functions an animal needs to stay alive.

The spinal cord

• controls an animal's balance.

• carries messages from the sense organs.

• connects the brain to the rest of the body.

• controls all functions someone needs to stay alive.

Which of the following body parts is part of the nervous system?

• the brain

• nerves

• the spinal cord

• all of the above

_______ is the way an animal acts.

• Instinct

• Memory

• Reflex

• Behavior

An instinct is

• a behavior that does not involve the brain, meaning you do not think about doing it.

• the way an animal acts so that it can survive.

• something that an animal must learn how to do.

• a behavior that an animal is born knowing how to do.

Which of the following is an example of a reflex?

• a dog blinking its eyes

• a person learning how to swim

• a spider building only one type of web

• a bird flying to warmer areas in the winter

_______ is any information stored in the brain.

• A behavior

• An instinct

• A memory

• A reflex

__________ is an example of a learned behavior.

• A person blinking in the sunlight

• Your hand pulling away from a hot object

• A bird flying to warmer areas in the winter

• A chimpanzee using a rock to break open nuts