Biol221 - Organismal Biology

Introduction to Organismal Biology (BIOL221) - Dr. S.G. Saupe; Biology Department, College of St. Benedict/St. John's University, Collegeville, MN 56321; ssaupe@csbsju.edu; http://www.employees.csbsju.edu/ssaupe/

Sensory System Questions

Matching Question: Match each of the following with the appropriate definition.

    a. amplification                    d. transduction
    b. integration                        e. transmission
    c. reception

1		increase the signal strength
2		stimulus interacts with the receptor
3		process the information in the brain
4		propagate the signal through the nervous system
5		change in membrane potential in the receptor (due to opening of ion channels)

More Matching: Match each sense with the type of energy that serves as its stimulus. What is the definition for each type of energy? a. chemical energy b. mechanical energy c. radiant

1		hearing
2		sight
3		smell
4		taste
5		touch

Still More Matching: Match each of the following with the appropriate sense

        a. chemoreceptor                    d. photoreceptor
        b. mechanoreceptor                e. thermoreceptor
        c. nocireceptor

1		taste
2		hearing
3		smell
4		cold/hot
5		vision
6		touch