Do jellyfish have brains?

Do jellyfish have brains?

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Interactive Video

Science

KG - 3rd Grade

Hard

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The video explores the concept of brains in animals, starting with parrots and beetles, and then shifts focus to jellyfish, which lack a brain. Instead, jellyfish have a nerve net that helps them navigate and find food. This nerve net is simpler than a brain but sufficient for their needs in the underwater environment.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where is a parrot's brain located?

In its wings

In its head

In its feet

In its tail

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What unique feature do jellyfish have instead of a brain?

A heart

A nerve net

A spinal cord

A central nervous system

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does a jellyfish's nerve net help it?

It enables them to communicate

It helps them to sense direction and find food

It allows them to fly

It helps them to change color

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Compared to a brain, how is a jellyfish's nerve net described?

Inefficient

Simple

Advanced

Complex

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is a nerve net sufficient for jellyfish?

Because they have large brains

Because they have a complex nervous system

Because it meets their needs in the underwater world

Because they live on land