Science Animal Receptors Major Review

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

• Receptors pick up the information from 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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This diagram shows the process the body uses to respond to information received through the senses. Which of the following best describes the missing step 2?

• Information sent to the brain

• 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

How does memory help guide the actions of an animal?

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

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

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What part of an animal’s body enables it to process what it senses?

• whiskers

• brain

A snake’s tongue flicks out, picks up odors, and carries them to the roof of the mouth. Which sense allows the snake to complete this task?

• sight

• taste

Humans interpret seeing, hearing, tasting and smelling in the ______________.

• brain

• skin

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Jumping spiders have light receptors in their eyes that can detect ultraviolet wavelengths. Which sense allows the spider to jump?

• sight

• smell

What body system is responsible for interpreting information from the environment?

• nervous system

• digestive system

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 light

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