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Animal Structures for Responding to their Environment

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 50mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the brain?

a)

A system that runs inside the backbone.

b)

An organ that is the control center of the body.

c)

A structure that carries messages through the body.

d)

A receptor that collects stimuli from the environment.

2.

Which part of the brain controls memory, learning, and thinking?

a)

brain stem

b)

cerebrum

c)

cerebellum

d)

spinal cord

3.

Which of the following facts about nerves is FALSE?

a)

Nerves run throughout the whole body.

b)

Many nerves branch off from the spinal cord.

c)

Some nerves carry messages from sense organs.

d)

Nerves control all functions an animal needs to stay alive.

4.

The spinal cord

a)

controls an animal's balance.

b)

carries messages from the sense organs.

c)

connects the brain to the rest of the body.

d)

controls all functions someone needs to stay alive.

5.

Which of the following body parts is part of the nervous system?

a)

the brain

b)

nerves

c)

the spinal cord

d)

all of the above

6.

_______ is the way an animal acts.

a)

Instinct

b)

Memory

c)

Reflex

d)

Behavior

7.

An instinct is

a)

a behavior that does not involve the brain, meaning you do not think about doing it.

b)

the way an animal acts so that it can survive.

c)

something that an animal must learn how to do.

d)

a behavior that an animal is born knowing how to do.

8.

Which of the following is an example of a reflex?

a)

a dog blinking its eyes

b)

a person learning how to swim

c)

a spider building only one type of web

d)

a bird flying to warmer areas in the winter

9.

_______ is any information stored in the brain.

a)

A behavior

b)

An instinct

c)

A memory

d)

A reflex

10.

__________ is an example of a learned behavior.

a)

A person blinking in the sunlight

b)

Your hand pulling away from a hot object

c)

A bird flying to warmer areas in the winter

d)

A chimpanzee using a rock to break open nuts