Sensory Receptors STEMscopes

Which type of Photoreceptors allow us to see colors? Located in the back of the eye.

• Rods

• Cones

• Pigment

• Liam Neeson

The sense of taste detects ________________ stimuli.

• chemical
• mechanical
• electromagnetic
• thermal

The sense of hearing detects ________________ stimuli.

• electromagnetic
• thermal
• mechanical
• chemical

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The sense of touch detects ________________ stimuli.

• electromagnetic
• chemical
• mechanical
• pH

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

The sense of sight detects ________________ stimuli.

• electromagnetic
• chemical
• mechanical
• temperature

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is the main function of the nervous system?

• Responsible for control of the body and communication among body parts
• Responsible for production of offspring
• Helps to rid the body of toxins, water, and other unwanted materials and transports lymph, a fluid containing infection-fighting white blood cells, throughout the body
• Provides oxygen to the body's cells, while moving carbon dioxide

“They are cells specialized in picking up stimulus, whether they are internal or external, and send them to the brain through the nervous system”. This is the definition of...

• Stimulus

• Receptor

• Sense

• Taste

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A receptor that detects light and darkness it's called...

• Photoreceptor
• Mechanoreceptor
• Chemoreceptor
• brightnessreceptor

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

"You feel a mosquito biting  your arm". This is because you have ....................... in your skin.

• Lateral lines
• Photoreceptors
• Mechanoreceptors
• Electroreptors

Taste receptors in the gustatory system are...

• Chemoreceptors
• Mechanoreceptors
• Electroreceptors
• Photoreceptors