Animal Senses Review

_____________ tell animals what they need to know about the environment.

• internal organs

• response

• senses

• behaviors

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A bear tried red berries and green berries. The red berries were sweet but green berries were bitter. A few days later he returned to the bush with the berries on it. He only ate the red berries and ignored the green berries. What caused the bear to ignore the green berries?

• The bitter taste of the green berries was stored in the bear's memory.

• The bear couldn't see the green berries on the bush.

• He was saving the green berries for last.

• He didn't like the smell of the green berries.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Wendy woke up one night because she smelled smoke in her bedroom. A small fire had started in the kitchen. She and her family left their house and called the fire department. The fire department put out the fire.

      Wendy's sense of _______ helped her to avoid the danger of the fire.

• taste

• touch

• smell

• hearing

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An octopus uses its eyes to see a predator near it in the water. The octopus feels scared. It releases a colored liquid into the water. This allows the octopus to hide from the predator and get away.

Which of these describes the octopus receiving information from its senses?

• The octopus is able to get away from the predator

• The octopus feels scared

• The octopus releases a colored liquid into the water

• The octopus uses its eyes to see a predator near it in the water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A cat and a mouse see each other. How do you think each animal will respond?

• The cat and mouse will move away from each other.

• The cat and mouse will go towards each other.

• The cat will move towards the mouse, and the mouse will move away.

• The mouse will move towards the cat, and the cat will move away.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

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

• echolocation

• camouflage

• touch

• migration

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Last week we used our senses to observe objects. We tasted items, smelled items, and listened to items. What system transferred our observations to our brain?

• respiratory system

• nervous system

• circulatory system

• digestive system

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

An owl can spot an object from a far off distance. How does the sense of sight help an owl?

• It helps it hear other animals

• It helps it hunt prey

• It helps it taste the object

• It helps it smell danger.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which sense organ allows animals to receive vibrations and detect sound?

• skin

• nose

• ears

• mouth

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Skunks release a chemical when they feel threatened. Why would a predator avoid the chemical a skunk releases?

• The smell and taste of the chemical is a warning signal for the predator to stay away.

• The smell and taste of the chemical attracts the predator.

• The smell and taste of the chemical tells the predator the skunk wants to be a friend.

• The smell and taste of the chemical makes the predator thirsty.

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