How Does an Insect Such as a Moth or Cricket

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Multiple Choice

How does an insect such as a moth or cricket detect sound?

• A) through specialized tympanic membranes located near the head
• B) through a series of mechanoreceptors arranged in a lateral line
• C) through general mechanoreceptors on its skin
• D) through a thinned region of the exoskeleton

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Definitions:

REM Sleep

Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep, a unique phase of sleep involving vivid dreams, and is thought to play a role in learning and memory.

N3 Sleep

The third stage of non-REM sleep, characterized by deep sleep and the slowest brain waves during sleep, essential for restorative sleep.

N2 Sleep

A stage of sleep associated with the first instances of true sleep spindles and K-complexes, marking deeper sleep than N1.

N1 Sleep

The initial stage of the sleep cycle that marks the transition from wakefulness to sleep, characterized by light sleep and reduced sensory activity.