Information Processing in Animals

Which body system helps to control the actions and reactions of the body in response to stimuli from the environment?

• excretory system

• respiratory system

• circulatory system

• nervous system

What is the process by which the inside of the body maintains stable conditions?

• homeostasis

• sensory receptors

• photosynthesis

• stimulus

A rat approaches a piece of rotting fruit, smells it, takes a small bite, and then runs away. Which statement best explains the reason for the rat’s behavior? 

• The rat runs away from the fruit to process the new sensory information.
• Sensory receptors in the rat’s whiskers respond to input about the texture of the fruit.
• The rat’s chemical receptors detect chemicals in the fruit that alert the rat to possible danger.

• Information gathered by the rat’s auditory receptors signal that the environment around the fruit is not safe.

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A baby moose is born and, within hours, can stand, run and walk. Is this learned behavior or innate behavior?

• learned
• innate

A dog remembers that if he tries to attack a skunk, he will get sprayed and smell really awful. Is this learned behavior or innate behavior?

• innate
• learned

something in the environment that causes a living thing to respond

• nervous system

• reflex

• stimulus

• digestive system

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An action or movement of the body that happens automatically as a reaction to something

• instinct

• reflex

• brain

An inherited behavior, one that is not learned but is done automatically

• instinct

• receptors

The part of the nervous system made up of the brain and spinal cord

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Reflexes

The part of the nervous system that is not part of the central nervous system and receives sensory information from cells in the body

• Central Nervous System

• Peripheral Nervous System

• Nervous System