communication

Question 1

four types of sensory receptors

Answer 1

chemoreceptors
mechanoreceptors
photoreceptors
thermoreceptors

Question 2

what kind of biomolecules are receptors made from?

Answer 2

proteins

Question 3

what structure is refered to in italics

Answer 3

genes

Question 4

why is there structural variation in sensory receptors

Answer 4

because they each have a different function to carry out which affects their structure/shape

Question 5

chemoreceptors

Answer 5

response to chemicals

Question 6

mechanoreceptors

Answer 6

response to movement (touch and hearing)

Question 7

photoreceptors

Answer 7

response to light (eyes)

Question 8

thermoreceptors

Answer 8

response to heat (touch)

Question 9

communication

Answer 9

transmission of a signal from a sender to a receiver

Question 10

signal

Answer 10

something an animal produces that has evolved to carry a specific message to another animal; traits evolved for communication

Question 11

can all information be considered signals

Answer 11

no

Question 12

four qualities that make up language

Answer 12

discreetness
grammar
productivity
displacement

Question 13

discreetness

Answer 13

set of individual units that can be combined to communicate new ideas

Question 14

grammar

Answer 14

provides a system of rules that tells you how to combine those individual units

Question 15

productivity

Answer 15

the ability to use language to create an an infinite number of messages

Question 16

displacement

Answer 16

the ability to talk about things that aren’t in front of you right now

Question 17

orientation of the sun

Answer 17

is relative to the direction of the dance

Question 18

how long the dance lasts

Answer 18

is indicative of how far away the food is

Question 19

longer dance =

Answer 19

food is farther away

Question 20

shorter dance =

Answer 20

food is closer