Information Processing in Animals

What is the process by which organisms maintain a relatively stable internal environment?

• Feedback

• Homeostasis

• Stimulus

• Behavior

What is a cycle of events in which information from one step controls or affects a previous step?

• Positive feedback

• Negative feedback

• Feedback

• Memory

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What occurs when the body activates processes that increase or reinforce the change?

• Negative feedback

• Positive feedback

• Sensory receptors

• Innate behavior

What occurs when the body activates processes that will slow or prevent the change?

• Positive feedback

• Negative feedback

• Electromagnetic receptors

• Learned behavior

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What are specialized cells in an animal's nervous system that help an animal gather information about its environment?

• Neurons

• Mechanical receptors

• Sensory receptors

• Chemical receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is a change in an organism's surroundings that causes the organism to react?

• Stimulus

• Feedback

• Memory

• Behavior

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What are individual cells in the nervous system that receive, integrate, and transmit information?

• Sensory receptors

• Neurons

• Chemical receptors

• Mechanical receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-3

What type of receptors detect pressure, movement, and tension?

• Chemical receptors

• Electromagnetic receptors

• Mechanical receptors

• Sensory receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What type of receptors detect chemical signals, such as odors and tastes?

• Mechanical receptors

• Chemical receptors

• Electromagnetic receptors

• Neurons

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What type of receptors detect electromagnetic energy such as light, electricity, and magnetism?

• Chemical receptors

• Mechanical receptors

• Electromagnetic receptors

• Sensory receptors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8