
Sensory Receptors

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Science
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8th Grade
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Michael Bowling
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sense has receptors throughout the body?
Smell
Taste
Sight
Touch
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Sensory receptors in the skin have a different structure than sensory receptors in the eye. The most reasonable explanation for the difference in the structure of these receptors is that –
receptors in the skin are connected to nerve cells, but receptors in the eye are not.
receptors in the eye respond to a different type of input than receptors in the skin.
there are many more sensory receptors in the skin than receptors in the eye.
only the sensory receptors in the eye transmit signals directly to the brain.
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NGSS.MS-LS4-2
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is NOT a type of sensory input?
Technological
Mechanical
Electromagnetic
Chemical
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
This diagram shows the process the body uses to respond to information received through the senses. Which of the following best describes the information that should fill in step 2?
Information stored for later use
Receptors respond to the information
Information carried to the brain
Body systems respond to the information
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which sense detects pressure and heat
sight
hearing
taste
touch
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which part of reaction time requires the most time
Travel time to the brain
The brain interpreting the message and deciding how to react
Travel time from the brain
none of these
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is the best example of how storing sensory information can benefit an organism?
Birds that get sick from eating monarch butterflies will avoid eating butterflies with the same coloration.
When a fire approaches, animals can sense the heat and are able to escape and avoid being harmed.
Some male moths are able to use chemicals emitted by the female to find them, even from many miles away.
Many predators have very good hearing that allows them to detect the movement of their prey.
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NGSS.MS-LS1-8
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