Inherited/Learned Traits Test Review

What does inherited mean?

• gained from an experience

• passed down from a parent or ancestor

• unique

• given for free

What are learned traits?

• Traits that cost money

• Traits that are passed down from parents or ancestors

• Traits that are given for free

• Traits that are gained from experiences

What are senses?

• an action or movement that is made automatically without thinking

• distinguishing characteristics

• specialized functions by which animals receive and respond to stimuli

• the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along the back

What is the correct definition for trait?

• a distinguishing quality or characteristic

• a specialized function by which animals receive information

• the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull

• a natural impulse

What is the correct definition for instinct?

• a distinguishing quality or characteristic

• a specialized function by which animals receive/respond to stimuli

• gained from an experience

• a natural impulse

Which is the correct definition for brain?

• a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to inside or outside stimuli, also called a receptor

• specialized functions by which animals receive and respond to outside or inside stimuli

• the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull

• the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along the back in the spinal canal

Which is the correct definition for peripheral nervous system?

• the part of the nervous system that comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic (eye) nerve, the spinal nerves, and the autonomic (involuntary) nervous system

• an action or movement that is made automatically without thinking as a reaction to a stimulus

• specialized functions by which animals receive and respond to outside or inside stimuli

• given genetically from one’s parents or ancestors

What is a reflex?

• something gained from an experience

• the part of the nervous system which, in vertebrates, consists of the brain and spinal cord

• a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to inside or outside stimuli, also called a receptor

• an action or movement that is made automatically without thinking as a reaction to a stimulus

Which definition correctly describes the nervous system?

• the portion of the vertebrate central nervous system enclosed in the skull

• the bodily system that, in vertebrates, is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs

• specialized functions by which animals receive and respond to outside or inside stimuli

• the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along the back in the spinal canal

Which definition correctly describes spinal cord?

• the bodily system that, in vertebrates, is made up of the brain and spinal cord, nerves, ganglia, and parts of the receptor organs

• the part of the nervous system which, in vertebrates, consists of the brain and spinal cord

• a specialized bodily structure that receives or is sensitive to inside or outside stimuli, also called a receptor

• the cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along the back in the spinal canal