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BEETLES 1

how do animals sense and respond to the world?

Observe and try to explain what might be happening inside of animals that are exposed to the venom of black mamba snakes and pufferfish, and why ice can make you feel "numb".

Share what you know about animal brains, what they are made of, and how neurons, the fundamental unit of animal nervous systems, work.

Use the ideas we've collected as a class to completely explain or model how black mamba and pufferfish toxins work and why they are so deadly to other animals.

Connect what we have learned about basic neurophysiology to disease that affect how neurons function, specifically disease states linked to mutations in specific voltage-gated sodium and potassium channels.

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