Animal Senses and Memory Concepts

How do animals sense sounds in their environment?

• sensors

• brains

• receptors

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Animals have ______ that pick up information about sound waves and send them to the brain.

• ears

• receptors

• nerves

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A mouse has special cells in its ________ to allow it to use its sense of smell to find food.

• tail

• claws

• feet

• nose

How does memory help to guide animal actions?

• it reminds them to do their homework

• they can avoid actions that were harmful to them in the past

• it feeds them

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How do you feel pain?

• sensory nerves send a message through the spine to the brain

• we fall down and our brain sends messages to our nerves

• we touch it and our fingertips tell us we are hurt

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Where are memories stored?

• ears

• head

• brain

• thoughts

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things that detect change in an organisms environment and help it to respond to environment

• sense receptors

• brain

• head

• interactions

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senses are the way we observe things, what are some examples?

• sight, walking, talking, sleeping

• sight, smell, touch, taste, hearing

• eating, sleeping, walking

• smell, sleeping, pooping

Can some animals senses be stronger than other animals senses?

• yes

• no

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animal gets harmed by trying to get through a barbwire fence, ____ reminds it not to try again

• sense receptors

• interactions

• memories

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