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Information Processing in Animals

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is Homeostasis?

a)

A process that keeps the inside of the body stable

b)

An olfactory memory that tells you where you are

c)

When your body is out of control

d)

When your brain is not functioning

2.

What do sensory receptors do?

a)

Controls your emotions

b)

Tells you when to move

c)

Gets information about your surroundings

d)

Helps you sweat

3.

What are the types of sensory receptors?

a)

Mechanical

b)

Chemical

c)

Electromagnetic

d)

All of them

4.

Information can be stored in the brain as (a)   (Hint it's one word)

5.

How does a dormouse respond to the environment when it gets cold

a)

Goes to find another animal to sleep with for hibernation

b)

Hibernates right there and then

c)

Hides in a warm spot

d)

It buries its food

6.

Which lobe in your brain is the boss?

a)

Parietal lobe

b)

Frontal lobe

c)

Temporal lobe

d)

Occipital lobe

7.

How do animals use olfactory memories after migration

a)

Remembers where to find food

b)

Remembers where to go

c)

Remembers when to go

d)

All of the above

8.

A dog responds to the stimulus of feeling hot by panting. When the dog cools down, the dog will stop panting. The control of the dog’s body temperature is an example of _____feedback.

a)

irrelevant

b)

Negative

c)

Positive

d)

Obstructive

9.

Animal brains can be just a ________ ____ ______, or they can be made up of many structures that work together

a)

Cluster of neurons

b)

Single brain lobe

c)

Mass of atoms

d)

Very tiny muscle

10.

Sensory inputs can result in an __________ response.

a)

Fast

b)

Sluggish

c)

Slow

d)

Immediate