Choices: Why are reflex actions rapid and automatic? *

1. They do not go to the brain.
2. They do not go to the spinal cord.
3. They involve the conscious part of the brain.
4. They do not involve the conscious part of the brain.

Directions: read the descriptions of the four islands presented in the lesson. 1. list two new traits that each new species of rat might demonstrate as it adapts to the conditions on each island. 2. introduce one of the four new rat species to another island and describe one challenge it would encounter and one success as it adapts to its new environment.