Information Processing

How does light allow us to see an object before it passes through our pupils?

• Light reflects off the object, then into our eye.

• Light passes through the object, then into our eye.

• Light goes around the object, then into our eye.

• Light is not needed to see.

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What parts of a lion does it use to sense its prey? Choose ALL correct answers.

• Eyes

• Brain

• Ears

• Nose

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What part of the body receives information from the environment?

• Sense receptors

• Brain

• Stomach

• Nerves

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What part of the body processes information?

• Sense receptors

• Brain

• Nerves

• Stomach

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Information travels through _________ from sense receptors to the brain, where it is processed.

• Veins

• Arteries

• Nerves

• Bones

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This is the largest part of the nervous system and it controls the rest of the body.

• nerves

• brain

• spinal cord

• lungs

How does memory guide the actions of an animal?

• Animals can remember things that have happened long ago.

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

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

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An animal with large pupils and a reflective surface at the back of the eye is better able to ___________.

• see underwater.

• live in a desert.

• live in cold climates.

• see in the dark.

Vibrations from the environment are picked up by sense receptors in the _______, then processed by the brain as sound.

• eye

• ear

• nose

• tongue

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