Animal Senses Vocabulary

Front

compare

Back

comment on ways in which things are similar

Front

contrast

Back

comment on ways in which things are different

Front

vibrations

Back

rapid movements of particles back and forth

Front

organs

Back

parts of the body with a particular function

Front

antennas

Back

thin and sensitive organs on the head used to feel and touch things

Front

receptors

Back

nerve endings that detect changes in light, temperature, pressure, etc., and cause the body to react

Front

sensors

Back

devices that detect or sense heat, light, sound, movement, etc., and react in a certain way