Vocab. 1
Vocab. 2
Senses
Structures
Applying Concepts
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a way organisms receive information about their environments
sense
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the purpose of a structure to help an organism survive, grow, and reproduce
function
100
Name the five senses.
Sight, smell, touch, taste, & hearing
100
Give an example of a sensory structure.
Nose, ears, eyes, skin,or tongue
100
How does memory help guide the actions of an animal?
A. Animals can remember things that have happened long ago.
B. Memories are stored in the brains of most animals.
C. Animals can avoid actions that have been harmful to them in the past.
D. Memories will not be passed on from parents to offspring.
C. Animals can avoid actions that have been harmful to them in the past.
200
a part of an animal’s body that has a specific purpose
structure
200
a behavior that requires experience and memory
Learned behavior
200
Yellowjackets use their senses to find food, like rotting fruit. When looking for food, the yellow jacket flies around and uses its eyes to see how far away objects are. It flies close to an object and uses the antennae on its head to smell the object. If the object is a fruit, then it uses its legs to land and hold on to it. The yellowjacket uses its mouth to eat the fruit, then flies away.
How does a yellow jacket use its senses to determine if an object is food?
A. It uses its mouth to taste the object to determine if its a fruit
B. It uses its eyes to see how far away it is from the fruit
C. It uses its antennae to sniff an object to determine if its a fruit
D. All of the above
D. All of the above
200
Give one example of an internal structure.
THEN
Give one example of an external structure.
Answers may vary.
200
Which statement best describes how a rabbit processes information that is taken in by the rabbit’s eyes?
A. A rabbit’s eyes send images to its brain so that the rabbit can see a place to hide.
B. A rabbit’s eyes send signals to its muscles so that the rabbit can run from danger.
C. A rabbit’s eyes send signals to its brain so that the rabbit can decide how to respond.
D. A rabbit’s eyes send images to its ears and nose so that the rabbit can take in more information.
C. A rabbit’s eyes send signals to its brain so that the rabbit can decide how to respond.
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a series of steps that allows sensed information to result in an appropriate response
information processing
300
How is an innate behavior different than a learned behavior?
An innate behavior is a behavior that you do not have to learn how to do. You are born knowing how to do it.
300
How is one of the elephants sensory structures different than ours?
Answers may vary.
300
Many rabbits, like the one below, have very long ears, eyes on both sides of the their head, and very strong back legs.
Which of the following best explains why rabbits have long ears?
A to help them find plants to eat
B to protect them from snow
C to look for a good habitat
D to notice predator sounds
D to notice predator sounds
300
This diagram shows the process the body uses to respond to information received through the senses.
Which of the following best describes the missing step 2?
A. Information stored for later use
B. Information sent to the brain
C. Body systems respond to information
D. Receptors respond to the information
b. Information sent to the brain
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What is “information”?
Details about the environment that an animal can sense
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How is a sensory structure different from other structures?
A structure is ANY part of an animal’s body that has a specific purpose.
A sensory structure is a part of animals body that allows it to get information from its environment using one of its senses.
400
An animal must avoid eating the poisonous berries in its environment. The poisonous berries look, feel, and taste the same as the berries that are not poisonous. Choose a sense that could help the animal detect which berries it should not eat.
With taste buds, the animal could eat the berries and taste which ones are poisonous.
With specialized eyes, the animal can see which berries are poisonous and which are not.
With a strong sense of smell, the animal can smell the berries to determine which are poisonous.
With sense receptors on the fingers, the animal could feel the berries before eating them to determine if they are poisonous or not.
C. With a strong sense of smell, the animal can smell the berries to determine which are poisonous.
400
Gazelles with short legs are caught and eaten by predators more often than gazelles with longer legs. This observation would best support which of the following ideas?
A Longer legs help gazelles escape predators.
B There are no gazelles with very long legs.
C All types of predators run faster than all gazelles.
D Gazelles with short legs live longer than others.
A Longer legs help gazelles escape predators.
400
Which statements explain why bears and deer need different information to help them survive? Select the two correct answers.
A. Deer need to find food at night.
B. Bears need to find food that they cannot see.
C. Deer need to know if there are predators nearby.
D. Deer need to travel long distances to find enough food.
E. Bears need to see prey such as fish so that they can catch them.
A. Deer need to know if there are predators nearby.
E. Bears need to see prey such as fish so that they can catch them.
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A sensory receptor is substructure in the sensory structure that….
A sensory receptor is substructure in the sensory structure that….
receives information about an environment and sends it to the
animals brain
500
Give an example of an innate behavior
Instinct or reflex
500
Rearrange the steps to put them in order to describe what happens in the cat's brain and nervous system when a cat sees a mouse.
Cat's brain makes a decision to chase the mouse.
Image of mouse enters the cat's eyes.
Cat's brain sends a message to the nerves in the legs to run towards the mouse.
Sight receptors send a message to the cat's brain.
The correct order is: _____, _____, _____, _____.
B, D, A, C
B. Image of mouse enters the cat's eyes.
D. Sight receptors send a message to the cat's brain.
A. Cat's brain makes a decision to chase the mouse.
C. Cat's brain sends a message to the nerves in the legs to run towards the mouse.
500
Cuttlefish have several structures on the outside of their bodies that help them survive.
Eyes that change shape to allow the cuttlefish to see better in the dark.
Special skin that helps the cuttlefish change color, pattern or shape.
The cuttlefish also has a special “W” shape to the center of its eye called a pupil. Although it is colorblind, the cuttlefish uses this special part of its eye to sense changes in its environment. When there is less light, the cuttlefish changes its entire eye shape to let more light in.
In which ways do two body structures of the cuttlefish work together to help the cuttlefish survive? Select the two correct answers.
A. The skin changes colors while the “W” pupil helps the cuttlefish notice changes in light.
B. The inside shell helps grab predators while the skin changes shape for protection.
C. The skin helps the cuttlefish change patterns while the tentacles distract predators.
D. The fins are used for sensing colors while the cuttlebone moves the cuttlefish forward.
A. The skin changes colors while the “W” pupil helps the cuttlefish notice changes in light.
C. The skin helps the cuttlefish change patterns while the tentacles distract predators.
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Cuttlefish have many sight receptors and even have them in their skin. This allows cuttlefish to notice and identify predators from far away. They also send information to the brain. The cuttlefish’s brain decides how it should respond.
Which statement best explains why a cuttlefish could notice a predator swimming overhead faster than a deep sea fish?
A. The cuttlefish has sight receptors all over its body but has less sight receptors than a deep sea fish.
B. The cuttlefish can get more information from its eye and skin receptors to learn about their environment.
C. The cuttlefish has a smaller set of sight receptors than deep sea fish and only has them on the end of its tentacles.
D. The cuttlefish only has sight receptors in its eyes but has many more sight receptors than a deep sea fish.
D. The cuttlefish only has sight receptors in its eyes but has many more sight receptors than a deep sea fish.