Sense Receptors Review

Which of the following explains how animals are able to sense sounds in their environment?

• Each kind of sound triggers a different cell in the inner ear.

• Sound waves enter the brain through openings in the skull.

• Receptors pick up the information about sound waves and send it to the brain.

• The ears send signals out into the environment and interpret what comes back.

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Different sensory receptors are located in different parts of the body. How might sensory receptors in the eyes differ from those in other parts of the body? Sense receptors in the eyes need to be -

• larger than other kinds of receptors.

• sensitive to changes in the light.

• able to send information to the muscles.

• able to send information to the muscles.

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What is the missing step in sensor receptors?

1. Receive information from the environment.
2. ?
3. Information is processed and response is selected.
4. Response is sent to the correct body system.

• Information stored for later use

• Information sent to the brain

• Body systems respond to information

• Body systems respond to information

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What adaptation does a mouse have to allow it to use its sense of smell to find food?

• Front paws for holding fruit

• Special cells in its nose

• Feeding mostly at night

• Strong teeth to crush seeds

How does memory help guide the actions of an animal?

• Animals can remember things that have happened long ago.

• Memories are stored in the brains of most animals.

• Animals can avoid actions that have been harmful to them in the past.

• Memories will not be passed on from parents to offspring.

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What is sense receptor?

• a memory in ones brain

• things that detect change in ones environment

• way to smell things

• all the above

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Which of these is NOT one of your five senses?

• touch

• smell

• taste

• teeth

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Some animals sense receptors can be stronger than others.

• True

• False

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Memories are information stored in the brain.

• True

• False

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Animals have special sense receptors that humans don't have?

• True

• False

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