5th Grade Math

What is the Synapse?

• The gap between the branches extending from a neuron's axon that sends a signal to the next neuron

• A nerve cell that sends signals

• The long extension from a nerve cell

• A fatty substance that surrounds the axon.

Which of the following is a branch extending from a neuron that receives signals?

• Neuron

• Dendrite

• Axon

• Myelin Sheath

The Axon is ______.

• A nerve cell that sends signals

• A branch extending from a neuron

• The long extension from a nerve cell along which signals travel

• A fatty substance that surrounds the axon.

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What surrounds the axon and increases the speed at which signals travel?

• Neuron

• Dendrite

• Myelin Sheath

• Synapse

The cell body is the central part of a neuron that contains the ______ and cytoplasm.

• Nucleus

• Neurotransmitter

• Neurologist

• Synapse

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The gelatinous liquid that fills the inside of a cell is called the ______.

• Nucleus

• Neurotransmitter

• Cytoplasm

• Cell Body

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The central part of a neuron that contains the nucleus and cytoplasm is known as the ______.

• Cell Body

• Nucleus

• Cytoplasm

• Neurotransmitter

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What is the role of the nucleus in a neuron cell?

• To assist in passing signals

• To control the cell's functions

• To fill the inside of a cell

• To diagnose disorders

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Which of the following is not a function of the nucleus?

• Controlling the cell's functions

• Storing genetic material

• Filling the inside of a cell

• Being part of the cell body

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What is the term for the maximum population size that an environment can sustain indefinitely?

• Carrying capacity

• Population limit

• Growth rate

• Density factor