Animal Senses

Some animals only rely on touch and smell, not vision, to find food.

• True

• False

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Animals use sensory organs to gather information from outside the body.

• True

• False

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Animals, such as the duck-billed platypus, can detect electrical fields put out by other animals as they move.

• True

• False

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What animal uses "thermal vision"?

• Dogs

• Cats

• Rabbits

• Snakes

Some animals have senses that humans do not have. These senses may have come about because they help the animals adapt to different environments and ways of life. Which of the following is an example of an animal using a sense that humans do not have?

• A monkey uses its sense of taste to decide which fruit is ripe.

• A bat uses echolocation to catch a flying insect.

• A bird uses its sense of hearing to find its family.

• A dog uses its sense of smell to find a bone.

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During a nature walk, Aria and Mason were discussing how animals get information from their environment. Aria said it's through their (a)   .

• sense

• sensitive

• structure

• sensitivity

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Which statements are true about animal senses? Choose all that apply.

• Flies taste with their legs.

• Snakes and spiders use echolocation.

• Bats and dolphins use echolocation.

• Birds and cats have a good sense of sight.

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What do bats use to sense the world around them at night?

• echolocation

• camouflage

• touch

• migration

What type of senses do sharks and rays use?

• Echolocation

• Magnetic Senses

• Electric Senses

• Touch

We know the basic five senses - taste, touch, sight, hearing and smell. Do animals have other senses?

• Yes

• No

• Sometimes

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