Animal Hearing Abilities Quiz

What is one of the adaptations that owls have for superior hearing?

• Large and sensitive eardrums

• Long feather combs and fringes

• Thick velvety wing coatings

• Swiveling ears

Which animal has the largest ears in proportion to body length in the animal kingdom?

• Fennec fox

• Bat-eared fox

• Long-eared jerboa

• Ogre-faced spider

How do toothed whales and bats efficiently propagate high-frequency vibrations?

• Long feather combs and fringes

• Large and swiveling ears

• Extra hard, stiff middle ear bones

• Thick velvety wing coatings

What is the highest frequency of sound that the greater wax moth can register?

• 200,000 hertz

• 300,000 hertz

• 400,000 hertz

• 100,000 hertz

How do katydids sense ultrasonic sounds?

• With their thorax

• With their front legs

• With their mouthparts

• From organs behind their head

How do baleen whales pick up vibrations emitted by other baleen whales?

• Through their thorax

• Through their mouthparts

• Through their front legs

• Via their skulls

How do snakes pick up ground vibrations?

• Through their jawbones

• Via their skulls

• Through their mouthparts

• Through their thorax

How do Namib Desert golden moles sense low frequency activity in mounds?

• Through their thorax

• With their middle ear bones

• Via their skulls

• Through their mouthparts