WorksheetsUnit 1 Lessons 3 and 4 Human Machine Quiz
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
What part of the eye lets light in?
Retina
Pupil
Lens
Iris
What happens to your pupils when the lights are turned off?
They get smaller
They get bigger
They change color
They disappear
Which animals have bigger pupils to help them see better in the dark?
Diurnal animals
Nocturnal animals
Aquatic animals
Herbivores
What are two jobs that the brain does?
Pump blood and digest food
Store memories and control muscles
Filter air and produce saliva
Make bones and grow hair
What type of nerves send messages from the senses to the brain?
Movement nerves
Sensory nerves
Motor nerves
Digestive nerves
What is the time it takes for your brain to get a message from the senses, make a decision, and send a message to the muscles called?
Illusion
Reaction time
Memory
Sensory time
What do movement nerves do?
Send messages from the brain to the muscles
Send messages from the senses to the brain
Store memories
Control the heart
What is an illusion?
A real object
Something that tricks your brain
A type of nerve
A muscle
Which organ is described as one of the most amazing in the human body?
Heart
Brain
Liver
Stomach
What happens first when you see a ball coming towards you?
Your muscles move
Your eyes send a message to your brain
Your brain stores a memory
Your hand closes
Why do nocturnal animals have bigger pupils than humans?
To look scarier
To let more light into their eyes and see better in the dark
To help them swim
To hear better
If your brain could not send messages to your muscles, what would happen?
You would move faster
You would not be able to move your muscles
You would see better
You would remember more
Which sequence correctly shows how your body catches a ball?
Brain sends message to eyes → Eyes see ball → Muscles move
Eyes see ball → Eyes send message to brain → Brain sends message to muscles → Muscles move
Muscles move → Brain sends message to eyes → Eyes see ball
Eyes see ball → Muscles move → Brain sends message
If your sensory nerves were not working, what would you have trouble doing?
Moving your muscles
Receiving messages from your senses
Pumping blood
Breathing
How does the brain help you catch a ball?
It makes your eyes bigger
It receives information from your eyes and tells your muscles what to do
It makes your hands sticky
It makes you run faster
Why is reaction time important in sports?
It helps you sleep better
It helps you react quickly to things like catching a ball
It makes you stronger
It helps you remember rules
Suppose you are playing a game in the dark. How would your pupils help you see better?
By getting smaller to block light
By getting bigger to let in more light
By changing color
By closing completely
Imagine you see a ball coming towards you, but you do not catch it in time. What could be a reason for this based on how your brain and nerves work?
Your reaction time was too slow
Your eyes were closed
Your hands were too big
The ball was too small
If a person’s movement nerves are damaged, what might they have trouble doing?
Seeing colors
Moving their muscles as their brain tells them
Smelling flowers
Hearing sounds
A magician uses an illusion to make it look like a coin disappears. What is happening in your brain?
Your brain is being tricked by what it sees
Your muscles are getting stronger
Your pupils are getting smaller
Your reaction time is faster
messages from the brain to the muscles
sensory nerves
movement nerves
muscle
dissection
when scientists cut something open to figure out how a living things works
cornea lens
dissection
sensory nerves
joint
send messages from the senses to the brain
dissection
tendon
movement nerves
sensory nerves
What is the black hole in the middle of an eye?
pupil
iris
cornea lens
retina
What is the colored, donut shaped part of you eye called?
pupil
iris
cornea lens
retina
