Animal Senses Science Sequence 5C

Sound receptors in the ear respond to vibrations in the air, causing signals to travel to the brain. The brain perceives them as different sounds.

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Light receptors in the eyes respond to light and send signals to the brain. The brain then processes those signals, letting the animal know what it's seeing.

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Receptors in the nose are sensitive to chemicals in the air. Those receptors send signals to the brain, which interprets them as different odors.

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

________ receptors send signals to the brain which process them.

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

________ buds on the tongue respond to chemicals in the food, sending signals to the brain and the brain interprets those signals as different flavors.

• Hearing

• Sight

• Smell

• Touch

• Taste

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What does the word reflect mean?

Light and sound reflects.....

• sticks to

• bounces off

• look in the mirror

• to think about something

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

What is a way all animals process information from their environment?

• their brain helps them process information

• they grow

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Is it possible to see an object when there is no light?

• No, unless an object gives off its own light. If there is no light, the brain does not have any information to interpret.

• Yes, their brain helps them process information.

How does the light from the sun allow animals to see?

• The light reflects off objects into the animals eyes, the light receptors send signals to the brain, which the brain processes and interprets.

• Light reflects sound.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

NGSS.MS-PS4-2