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WorksheetsSense Receptors
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 11mins
What do you rely on to help you experience the world around you and to keep you safe?
air
sunlight
senses
none of the above
What do sense receptors do?
Send information to your brain so your body can take in information and respond appropriately.
Send information to your muscles so you can look strong
Send information to your stomach so you will know when you eat good food.
None of the above
We know the basic five senses - taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell. Do animals have other senses?
Yes
No
Sometimes
What are electroreceptors?
These receptors allow the animals to use echolocation.
These receptors can sense when a hurricane is in the ocean.
These receptors can sense when the water is too cold.
These receptors can sense the weak electric fields emitted by other creatures.
How many senses to scientists believe humans have?
Exactly five
Between eighteen and twenty
Too many to count
None of the above
A system made up of bones and protects your soft body parts is called the
skeleton
brain
skin
nerves
Eyes, nose, tongue, skin, and ears are your
body parts
5 senses organs
sense receptors
bones
An ______________ is a part of an organism that has a specific function
brain
skeleton
organ
nerve
The __________________________ connects the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
skeletal system
nervous system
organ system
brain system
A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ is called a
stimulus
reaction
special event
The spinal cord is wrapped near the
brain
leg bone
backbone
skull
True or False
The tongue ONLY has taste receptors.
True
False
True or False
The eye is made up of the pupil, iris, retina, and lens.
True
False
True or False
Light does not allow us to see with our eyes.
True
False
True or False
The only part of the ear that we can see is called the outer ear.
True
False
True or False
Sound waves hit an area called an ear drum, which allows us to hear.
True
False
True or False
Animals and humans all have the exact same sense organs.
True
False
You feel a mosquito biting your arm. Which receptor are you using?
Chemoreceptor
Nociceptor
Thermoreceptor
You touch a hot plate. Which receptors are you using? (2 answers)
chemoreceptors
thermoreceptors
nociceptors
electroreceptors
You eat a piece of sour candy. Which receptor are you using?
chemoreceptor
thermoreceptor
nociceptor
You are a shark hunting for your prey using electric fields. Which receptor are you using?
chemoreceptor
nociceptor
thermoreceptor
electroreceptor
