RAT TICKLED QUIZ

RAT TICKLED QUIZ

University

13 Qs

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RAT TICKLED QUIZ

RAT TICKLED QUIZ

Assessment

Quiz

Science

University

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS1-8, HS-PS4-1, HS-LS2-8

Standards-aligned

Created by

ELIZABETH GOOD

Used 261+ times

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13 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

What are the two central ideas in the article you read?

Scientists have demonstrated that rats let out giggles when they are tickled. Scientists once thought the effects of gargalesis were limited to highly intelligent, social species such as humans and other primates.

Scientists have demonstrated that rats let out giggles when they are tickled. This was accomplished by tickling young males on the trunk region of the body.

A new study aims to reveal more about what happens in the brain during tickling. Scientists now understand that humans and rats are both ticklish on their feet.

A new study aims to reveal more about what happens in the brain during tickling. By tickling rats, scientists have shown a linked response to tickling and play.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What word means "intense, laughter-inducing tickling"?

garget

garganeys

gargoyle

gargalesis

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What part of the brain responds to tactile information such as touch, pain, temperature and pressure?

olfactory cortex

gustatory cortex

somatosensory cortex

primary motor cortex

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where are young male rats the most ticklish?

bellies and backs and bottoms of their feet

bellies

backs

bottoms of their feet and bellies

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What animals display "joy jumps"?

rats

most mammals

birds

reptiles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

Why would some rats no longer giggle during tickling?

Rats were tickled until their skin was irritated.

Rats became anxious under bright lights.

Only females rats don't giggle.

Rats didn't giggle during "play" time.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

What do the scientist hypothesize about the link between tickling and play?

It totally depends on their mood.

Because the rats feel good during both tickling and during play.

Tickling is a trick of the brain to make animals interact with each other to increase change of survival.

Touching is important in animals and not just humans.

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