Sensation and Stimuli

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to humans?

Gamma rays

Infrared

X-rays

Ultraviolet (correct)

What is the process by which our sense organs respond to a stimulus called?

Sensation (correct)

Impulse

Detection

Conversion

What are the specialized cells that convert environmental energies into signals for the nervous system called?

Stimuli

Impulses

Receptors (correct)

Organs

Which of the following is NOT part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

Sound waves Signup and view all the answers

What range of wavelengths do our eyes' receptors respond to?

400 to 700 nanometers Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the detection of stimuli?

Sensation is the process by which an organism’s sense organs respond to a stimulus. Signup and view all the answers

What is the range of wavelengths that our receptors respond to?

400 to 700 nanometers (nm) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is true about the electromagnetic spectrum?

Light is part of the electromagnetic spectrum. Signup and view all the answers

What do insects and birds see that humans cannot?

Ultraviolet wavelengths Signup and view all the answers

What is the process by which stimulation of receptor cells sends nerve impulses?

Sensation Signup and view all the answers

Sensation and Stimuli

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Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum is visible to humans?

What is the process by which our sense organs respond to a stimulus called?

What are the specialized cells that convert environmental energies into signals for the nervous system called?

Which of the following is NOT part of the electromagnetic spectrum?

What range of wavelengths do our eyes' receptors respond to?

Which of the following is true about the detection of stimuli?

What is the range of wavelengths that our receptors respond to?

Which of the following is true about the electromagnetic spectrum?

What do insects and birds see that humans cannot?

What is the process by which stimulation of receptor cells sends nerve impulses?

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