Animal Senses and Survival District Test

Which senses would best guide a mouse to reach the piece of cheese at the end of a maze?

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  smell and taste

• sight and sound

• taste and touch

• sight and smell

Many insects, like the beetle, can release a chemical when they feel threatened. Why would a predator avoid the insect when this happens?

• The smell and taste of this chemical is a warning that this insect may be poisonous.

  
  

• The smell and taste of this chemical is attractive to the predator.

• The smell and taste of the chemical make the predator forget about the insect.

  
  

• The smell and taste of the chemical make the predator feel like it is thirsty.

  
  

White-tailed deer use their sensory organs for survival. Which sensory organ allows the white-tailed deer to detect odors that are produced by an approaching predator?

• ears

• eyes

• nose

• tongue

A student was asked to match the four sensory organs with the signals detected by them.

What is the correct answer?

• A

• B

• C

• D

What characteristic allows the arctic fox to survive in its environment?

• It lives in one of the coldest parts of the world.

  
  

• It has very pretty fur that is needed by humans.

  
  

• It is most active from September to May.

  
  

• It has fur that changes color.

  
  

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Which sense would likely help most animals locate shelter?

• hearing

• sight

• smell

• taste

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Which sense organs allow the white-tailed deer to receive vibrations and detect the sound of hungry predators?

• hearing organs

• smelling organs

• tasting organs

• touching organs

Which part of a dandelion plant takes in minerals and water?

• flower

• leaf

• roots

• stem

A coyote sees a mouse on the forest floor. The mouse smells the coyote. How will each most likely respond?

• They will move toward each other.

• They will move away from each other.

• The coyote will move toward the mouse, and the mouse will move away from the coyote.

  
  

• The coyote will move away from the mouse, and the mouse will move toward the coyote.

  
  

What adaptations does a fish have that allows it to survive in water?

• gills and a backbone

  
  

• a backbone and fins

  
  

• fins and gills

  
  

• scales and gills