Animal Senses

What are sensory organs?

• That help animals detect changes in their environment

• changes in environment

• behaviors

• part of the body that receives signals from the environment

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What are senses?

• things that change the animals environment

• things that allow them to detect changes in their environment

• a response to a change

• a behavior

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A behavior is a ________________ to a change in the environment

• sensory organ

• behavior

• response

• sense

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After a change the animal will respond with a certain ____________.

• behavior

• sense

• response

• sensory organ

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Animals use their sense of sight for what?

• hunting

• fighting off predators

• looking for shelter

• all of the above

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Animals use their sense of hearing for all EXCEPT

• Staying away from predators

• hunting for food

• listening to music

• communication

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What animal has an amazing sense of smell? (Able to smell blood from 3 miles away)

• dogs

• cats

• sharks

• bats

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Bats use what sense to make up for their poor eyesight?

• touch

• sight

• taste

• hearing

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Wildebeest use what sense to help them find their way?

• sight

• smell

• hearing

• touch

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Dolphins have an excellent sense of ________ to help them navigate (find their way)

• sight

• hearing

• taste

• touch

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