5 Questions
What is the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli called?
Sensation
What type of sensory receptor cells respond to physical stimuli such as touch or pressure?
Mechanoreceptors
Which sensory systems are often divided into external and internal categories?
Sensory systems
What is the name for the biological system used by an organism for sensation?
Sense
What is the transformation of stimuli into a form that can be understood by the brain called?
Transduction
Test your knowledge about the different biological systems used by organisms for sensation and the process of gathering information about the world through the detection of stimuli.
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