MOSQUITOES TEST

What do female mosquitoes seek out blood for?

• To feed on human skin

• To provide the nutrients they need for their eggs

• To increase their body heat

• To attract other mosquitoes

What do the hair-like appendages on female mosquitoes' antennae contain?

• Carbon dioxide and body heat sensors

• Visual cues and changes in airflow

• Odor-sensing receptors and neurons

• Nectar for sustenance

What can make people more attractive to mosquitoes temporarily?

• Wearing long sleeves

• Getting extra sweaty

• Drinking more water

• Avoiding dark objects

What makes some people naturally high attractors to mosquitoes?

• Height

• Eye color

• Hair color

• Skin-specific characteristics

What do researchers reveal is especially important in helping mosquitoes navigate towards humans?

• Receptors for detecting salty compounds

• Receptors for detecting sweet compounds

• Receptors for detecting acidic compounds

• Receptors for detecting bitter compounds

What could help inspire solutions for more effective insect repellents according to the text?

• Using more dark objects

• Increasing carbon dioxide emissions

• Avoiding body heat

• Manipulating the skin's microbiome and odors

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What could help efforts to get mosquito magnets resources like repellents, bed nets, vaccines, tests, and treatments?

• Using more insect repellents

• Increasing body odor

• Avoiding areas with standing water

• Knowing that some people are especially strong mosquito attractors

What could the results of understanding mosquito attraction have according to the text?

• Break transmission cycles and save countless lives

• Decrease the need for resources

• Increase mosquito populations

• Make people more itchy

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What do human body odor and skin microbes contribute to according to the text?

• Unique body odors that vary from person to person

• Increased body heat

• Reduced mosquito attraction

• Decreased carbon dioxide emissions

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

What do about 20% of people thought to be according to the text?

• Naturally high attractors or mosquito magnets

• Naturally repellent to mosquitoes

• Indifferent to mosquito bites

• Attracted to other insects

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2