Communication
A code in which letters are represented by a combination of short and long signals with light or sound.
Morse Code
Name two sensory organs
Nose, skin, mouth/tongue, eyes, ears...etc
ALL animals need this to see.
Light
When a sound comes back to you after a second or so.
Echo
T/F All animals see, smell, taste, touch, and feel just like humans do.
FALSE
When a programmer uses a direct language to program a computer that is called...
Coding
Different sensory receptors can detect different types of ________________________ from the environment
Stimulus
Nocturnal animals have larger ______________
Eyes
Many animals use this to find their prey.
Echolocation
How do computers send messages?
Binary Code
Pattern of 1s and 0s
A person uses 0's and 1's to store data that it called...
Binary Code
Animals use sensory organs to gather what from outside the body?
Information
Having larger eyes is an advantage for nocturnal animals because...
It allows them to gather more light to see at night.
What sensory organ can detect the sound of rain?
Ears
________________________ can be used to transmit information.
Patterns
What is it called when a cell phone sends a signal to a satellite?
Uplink
Using its nose, what could a cat sense about a mouse that would cause it to change its behavior?
The scent of a mouse causing it to hunt
How does most light reach the eye?
True or false: The medium that sound travels has an effect on its speed.
True
The viceroy butterfly has similar patterns and coloring as the Monarch butterfly. What is this called?
How have we used waves to increase the distance over which we can communicate?
Computers and cell phones can send radio waves to satellites and the satellites can send the radio wave all over the world.
What is the path of sensory information from the environment to the brain?
Sense organ, peripheral nerve, spinal cord, brain
Animals can enlarge their pupils to let as much light in as possible. Why is this an advantage?
The more light let in the better an animals will be able to see...especially at night.
Why do your windows shake when fireworks explode?
Sound of the firework transfers energy to your windows.
Explain how sensory body parts can help you know that it is raining.
Ears - hear rain
Eyes - see it
Skin - Feels wet
Nose - smells rain