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Animal Senses L9-indians

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 54mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which part of the brain controls balance?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

2.

Which part of the brain controls memory and learning?

a)

cerebrum

b)

cerebellum

c)

spinal cord

d)

brain stem

3.

Which part is the largest part of the brain?

a)

cerebellum

b)

brain stem

c)

cerebrum

d)

spinal cord

4.

Which part of the brain controls breathing and digesting food?

a)

cerebrum.

b)

cerebellum

c)

brain stem

d)

spinal cord

5.

Some nerves carry messages from sense organs to the _______________ and __________?

a)

legs and arns

b)

eyes and ears

c)

spinal cord and brain

d)

jaw and tongue

6.

________ is the way an animal acts?

a)

behavior

b)

instinct

c)

reflex

7.

An example of an instinct behavior is a _____________ running from a __________.

a)

mouse, snake

b)

dog, cat

c)

bird, bear

8.

A young tiger praticing sneaking up on a prey is an example of ?

a)

sneakiness

b)

learned behavior

c)

reflex

9.

_________ is any information stored in the brain.

a)

memory

b)

learned behavior

c)

reflex

d)

instinct

10.

Blinking and sneesing is an example of __________ behavior?

a)

relex

b)

instinct

c)

learned

11.

When a wolf spots prey, nerves carry a message to the wolf’s ________.

a)

brain

b)

eyes

c)

legs

d)

stomach

12.

Which of the following is an example of learned behavior?

a)

A human shivers on a cold day.

b)

A spider builds the same kind of web as its mother built.

c)

A young ball player watches a professional football game.

d)

A young tiger practices sneaking up on prey.

13.

Adult Pacific salmon return to the same river where they hatched This is an example of 

a)

reflex

b)

memory

c)

instict

d)

thinking

14.

A wolf is hunting for mice in the forest. She smells a mouse and runs toward it. As she runs, her balance is perfect, and her breathing increases. She sees the mouse, catches it, and eats it. She rests as her stomach digests the mouse.

Which of the sentences described above are controlled by the cerebrum?

a)

running toward the mouse and catching the mouse

b)

balance

c)

breathing and digestion

15.

A wolf is hunting for mice in the forest. She smells a mouse and runs toward it. As she runs, her balance is perfect, and her breathing increases. She sees the mouse, catches it, and eats it. She rests as her stomach digests the mouse.

Which of the sentences described above are controlled by the cerebellum?

a)

running toward the mouse and catching the mouse

b)

balance

c)

breathing and digestion

16.

A wolf is hunting for mice in the forest. She smells a mouse and runs toward it. As she runs, her balance is perfect, and her breathing increases. She sees the mouse, catches it, and eats it. She rests as her stomach digests the mouse.

Which of the sentences described above are controlled by the brain stem?

a)

running toward the mouse and catching the mouse

b)

balance

c)

breathing and digestion

17.

Denise builds a model to show interactions in the nervous system that do not involve the brain. Her model is shown below. Which of the following does Denise’s model show?

a)

reflex

b)

instinct

c)

memory

d)

learned behavior

18.

Anthony has a pet turtle. He gives the turtle some food. The turtle sees and smells the food, and then eats it. After the turtle sees and smells the food, where does the message go?

a)

along nevers to the legs

b)

to the turtle's sensory receptors

c)

along nerves to the turtle's brain

d)

to the chewing muscles of the mouth