Unit 2 Lesson 4 - Information Processing in Animals

The process by which the inside of the body maintains stable conditions?

• Equilibrium
• Stability
• Adaptation
• Homeostasis

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NGSS.HS-LS1-3

What are two things an animal can do to bring its internal body temperature back to a "Normal" temperature?

• sleep

• pant

• eat food

• find some shade

Which type of feedback will slow or prevent a behavior (example of the dog panting)?

• food

• negative

• positive

• none

If a dog needs to pant because it is hot, which type of feedback will the dog receive?

• negative

• none

• collar

• positive

Specialized cells in an animal's nervous system

• receivers

• tissue

• sensory receptors

• cells

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A message received from an animal's environment.

• text

• message

• postal service

• stimuli

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which type of sensory receptor will pick up odor?

• Mechanical receptors

• Chemical receptors

• Thermal receptors

• Photo receptors

If a spider detects motion on its web, which sensory receptor will respond?

• Thermal

• Electrmagnetic

• Mechanical

• Chemical

Which helps maintain a dog’s homeostasis?

• eating

• hunting

• sleeping

• panting

Which sensory receptor will detect the butterfly on the girl's finger?

• chemical

• electromagnetic

• chemoreceptor

• mechanical