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A student makes a model of a maze out of cardboard to study how mice locate their food. The student places a piece of cheese at one end of the maze, puts a mouse at the other end of the maze, and covers the maze with a net. Which senses would best guide the mouse to reach the piece of cheese at the end of the maze?

• smell and taste

• sight and sound

• taste and touch

• sight and smell

A student was asked to match the four sensory organs with the signals detected by them. What is the correct answer?

• Eyes: odors, movement; Ears: vibrations, sound; Tongue: flavors, tastes; Nose: colors, shapes

• Eyes: colors, shapes, movement; Ears: vibrations, sound; Tongue: flavors, tastes; Nose: odors

• Eyes: odors, movement; Ears: flavors, tastes; Tongue: vibrations, sound; Nose: colors, shapes

• Eyes: colors, shapes, movement; Ears: vibrations, flavors; Tongue: sound, tastes; Nose: odors

Which part of a dandelion plant takes in nutrients and water?

• flower

• leaf

• root

• stem

A coyote sees a mouse on the forest floor. The mouse smells the coyote. How will each most likely respond?

• They will move toward each other.

• They will move away from each other.

• The coyote will move toward the mouse, and the mouse will move away from the coyote.

• The coyote will move away from the mouse, and the mouse will move toward the coyote.

A human body is labeled, as shown. Which parts of the human body are internal structures?

• brain and rib cage

• ear and hair

• foot and brain

• hair and rib cage

A chimpanzee presses a fig to check if it is hard or soft. A soft fig is eaten, but a hard fig is thrown away. Repeated checking helps the chimpanzee figure out that red figs are ripe and can be eaten without pressing on them. Green figs are unripe and should be avoided. In the future, how would the chimpanzee best determine if the fig is ripe without pressing on it?

• Sense organ: skin; Fig information checked: soft or hard fig; Brain: remember hard fruit as ripe and soft food as unripe

• Sense organ: skin; Fig information checked: color red or green; Brain: remember red fruit as unripe and green fruit as ripe

• Sense organ: eye; Fig information checked: soft or hard fig; Brain: remember hard fruit as unripe and soft fruit as ripe

• Sense organ: eye; Fig information checked: color red or green; Brain: remember red fruit as ripe and green fruit as unripe

The image shows how the human body functions when a person drinks from a glass. How does the brain receive information before the person drinks from the glass?

• The brain passes information to the human eye.

• The brain passes information to the arm muscles.

• Information is passed from the arm muscles to the brain.

• Information is passed from the human eye to the brain.

The chart lists steps that help a human body respond when a person accidentally eats a spoiled fruit. The steps shown (in the wrong order) are: 1) The brain sends signals to the mouth to spit out the fruit. 2) The brain realizes that the fruit tastes bad. 3) The sense receptors in the mouth signal to the brain. 4) The person spits out the fruit. What is the correct order in which the information is received and the action is performed by the body?

• 2, 3, 1, 4

• 3, 2, 1, 4

• 3, 1, 2, 4

• 2, 1, 3, 4

The falcon is able to see and respond to the chickens from high in the sky. Place the phrases in the correct order to show how this happens: 1) Information is sent to the falcon's brain. 2) Light enters the falcon's eyes. 3) The falcon swoops down to try to capture a chicken. 4) Light reflects off the chickens. Which sequence shows the correct order?

• 4, 2, 1, 3

• 2, 4, 1, 3

• 2, 1, 4, 3

• 4, 1, 2, 3

Which diagram best shows the process of an animal learning a behavior?

• born → respond to the environment

• interact with environment → use senses to gather information → store information as memory → respond to the environment

• born → gather information → respond with instinct

• interact with environment → use senses to gather information → respond with instinct