1. Entomologists (scientists who study insects) agreethat it’s difficult to measure intelligence in insects. However,most say that the social insects seem to show the highest degree ofintelligence (demonstrating memory, problem solving, learning,etc.). Why do you think social insects are so smart compared toother insects? Provide two reasons in your answer.
2. What do you think would happen if you stimulated anaxon in its middle rather than at the axon hillock? Explain yourreasoning.
3. Many neurotoxins have been used extensively inphysiological studies of neurons. When comparing tetrodotoxin foundin puffer fish and batrachotoxins from poison dart-frogs, theformer had no effect on a neuron's resting potential but completelystopped its action potential, whereas the later toxin immediatelyinitiates depolarization of a neuron but prevents repolarization.Can your group hypothesize how these toxins affect the nervetransmission differently?
