4th Grade Science: Senses

Animals, including humans, have sensory organs that allow them to detect and respond to signals from the environment.

• true

• false

A behavior is a call to a change for the environment.

• false

• true

___________ tell animals what they need to know about their environment

• Hearts

• Senses

• Ears

________________ animals have the same type of sense organs as humans

• No

• Many

Dogs have a very strong sense of ______________

• smell

• sight

• taste

• hearing

Many small mammals can see in very _________ light conditions

• bright

• low

• no

Sight:

• detects colors

• detects sound

• detects taste

• detects shape, size

Taste:

• detects colors

• detects sound

• detects flavors

• detects shape, size

Touch:

• detects colors

• detects sound

• detects flavors

• detects texture

Hearing:

• detects colors

• detects sound

• detects flavors

• detects texture