Sensory Receptors Test

When the human body perceives internal and external stimuli, it responds to maintain a stable internal environment. What is an example of an external stimulus that might cause eye squinting?

• Noise

• Sunlight

• Temperature

• Poor eyesight

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What do humans and other animals use the sense of taste to do?

• Locate food

• recognize other organisms

• react to dangerous situations

• judge which food are okay to eat

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

When the human body perceives internal and external stimuli, it responds to maintain a stable internal environment. What is an example of an internal stimulus within the human body?

• light

• odor

• sound

• thirst

What do humans and other animals use the sense of hearing to do?

• Locate food

• Recognize other organisms

• Sense danger and escape enemies

• Judge which foods are okay to eat

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

It is a hot summer day. Your dog, Spot, is lying in the shade, panting. The water content in the dog's blood gets low. Spot gets up to find ___________ because he is responding to the internal stimulus of ___________.

• food; hunger

• water; thirst

• his bed; sleepiness

• shade; high temperatures

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Animals have internal stimuli or cues that help them survive. Which stimuli is external rather than internal?

• hunger

• thirst

• sleepiness

• feeling hot

Sleep, hunger, and thirst are all

• reflexes

• learned behavior

• responses to internal stimuli

• responses to external stimuli

When an animal, like this squirrel, does not have enough energy to protect its young, run away from predators, or find a place to live, internal cues will tell the squirrel it is

• hungry and it is time to eat.

• sleepy and it should go to sleep.

• scared and it should run away.

• thirsty and it is time to find water.

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When the outdoor temperature is high and days are hot, a dog would have all of these physical responses EXCEPT

• drinking

• panting

• shedding

• shivering

Squirrels can sense when the weather is getting colder and they respond by gathering and storing food they can use during the colder months when food may not be readily available. In this scenario, gathering and storing the food is the

• impulse

• stimulus

• response

• environmental condition

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