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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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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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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

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.

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

• skin

• nose

• ears

• mouth

What do whales use to communicate, locate food and escape danger?

• defense

• echolocation

• learned behaviors

• predators

Which of the following is an example of an animal using its sense of sight to survive?

• An elephant has big ears to hear.

• A tiger uses its teeth to eat its prey.

• A cat licks its paws.

• A hawk uses it eyes to spot its prey.

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A prairie dog whistles loudly when it senses danger. When it whistles, all of the prairie dogs nearby run and hide in their burrows. Which sense helps the other prairie dogs receive this warning?

• hearing

• seeing

• tasting

• smelling

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How can nocturnal animals see with less light?

• Their eyes are extra sensitive.

• Their noses are extra sensitive.

• Their brains are extra sensitive.

• Their paws are extra sensitive.

Select all animals that are nocturnal.

• Owls

• Raccoons

• Cats

• dogs