Sensory Receptors

What action describes a response to internal stimuli?

• Catching a ball at a baseball game

• Drinking when you are thirsty

• Running at the sight of a wild lion

• Writing a thank you note

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Based on the context, Stimulus refers to--

• outside reactions that monitor your bodily systems

• the temperature of the body

• food that gives your body energy

• a thing or event that causes a reaction

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A household plant is placed on a window sill gets direct, bright sunlight every afternoon. The plant starts to grow toward the window. What kind of response is described by this situation?

• A negative response to a stimulus

• A learned behavior

• Gravitropism

• Phototropism

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-5

What sensory receptor reacts to light?

• Chemoreceptor

• Nociceptor

• Photoreceptor

• Gravoreceptor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What receptor reacts to physical forces?

• Chemoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Electroreceptor

• Thermoreceptor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What receptor detects pain?

• Thermoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Proprioceptor

• Nocioreceptor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What receptor indicates change in body positions? (Hint: helps us with balance.)

• Geogravity receptors

• Proprioreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

• Photoreceptors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What receptor helps us identify changes in smell and taste?

• Thermoreceptors

• Proprioreceptors

• Electroreceptors

• Chemoreceptors

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What is a thermoreceptor?

• Responds to body position

• Responds to changes in temperature

• Responds to physical forces including touch and pressure

• Responds to squirrels running outside

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What receptor allows you to see a rainbow?

• Photoreceptor

• Thermoreceptor

• Mechanoreceptor

• Gravitonreceptor

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8