Neuron Function

Neuron Function

8th Grade

55 Qs

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Neuron Function

Neuron Function

Assessment

Passage

Science

8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
HS-LS1-3, MS-LS1-8, MS-LS1-3

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the function of afferent (sensory) neurons?

They send signals to the brain and spinal cord from glands and muscles.

They relay messages from sense organs and receptors to the brain or spinal cord.

They control voluntary movements.

They are responsible for reflex actions.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What do efferent (motor) neurons do?

They carry messages from the brain to the sense organs.

They process information in the brain.

They send signals from the brain and spinal cord to glands and muscles, causing movement.

They receive signals from the external environment.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Interneurons are thousands of times more numerous than which types of neurons?

Sensory neurons

Neurons in the heart

Neurons in the muscles

Neurons in the liver

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the primary function of interneurons?

To carry oxygen

To carry information

To carry nutrients

To carry waste products

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

Where do interneurons transmit signals between?

Between neurons in the brain and neurons in the spinal cord

Between neurons in the heart and neurons in the lungs

Between neurons in the muscles and neurons in the liver

Between neurons in the eyes and neurons in the ears

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What does the cell body of a neuron contain?

Mitochondria

Nucleus

Ribosomes

Chloroplast

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

2 mins • 1 pt

What is the function of dendrites in a neuron?

Transmit signals to other neurons

Carry out metabolic functions

Contain the nucleus

Receive signals from other neurons

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