BIO 111 Study Guide - Final Guide: Intertropical Convergence Zone, Temperate Deciduous Forest, Binocular Vision
Document Summary
Senses are due to action potentials that are distributed to different regions of the brain where they can be differentiated. Sensory receptor cells cells specialized to transform the energy of a stimulus into an electric signal, are very specific in the stimuli they usually respond to and will not respond to other types of stimuli. Energy transduction the process of turning one energy into a different type of energy. Sensory transduction the process of turning stimulus energy into electrical energy. Insect gustation chemoreceptors, meaning that they are very sensitive to chemicals and can respond from any part of them. Human gustation have several taste receptors but none are specific to different tastes. The same receptor can interpret bitter and sweet; tastes are bitter, salty, sweet, umani, sour. Insect olfaction insects often respond to blends of gaseous volatiles in order to search for good food, avoid bad food, and find mates.
