Animal Sense System

Snakes use only vision to find prey.

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• True

• False

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• True

• False

Which of the following is NOT an animal instinct?

• A puppy tries to get milk from its mother

• A bee knows its job in the hive

• A baby deer tries to learn to walk right away

• A dolphin learns how to hunt by watching its parents

Humans and animals form memories to help them survive. Which of the following is not something that needs to be remembered for survival?

• Where a place of danger might be

• Somewhere to find food

• Breathing provides oxygen to the body

• The location of shelter

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following is a reflex?

• Deciding what to have for lunch

• Removing your hand from a hot surface

• Choosing the clothes you wear

• Picking a song to play on the stereo

What animal uses "thermal vision"?

• Dogs

• Cats

• Rabbits

• Snakes

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following is NOT an instinct?

• Blinking

• Swimming

• Breathing

Which of the following is NOT a sensory organ?

• Hand

• Tongue

• Skin

• Eyes