Science Unit 6 Test Review

A student makes a model of a maze out of cardboard to study how mice locate their food. The student places a piece of cheese at one end of the maze, puts a mouse at the other end of the maze, and covers the maze with a net. The top view of the maze is shown. Which senses would best guide the mouse to reach the piece of cheese at the end of the maze?

• 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.

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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

Look at the facts about the arctic fox. 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

White-tailed deer have sense organs to help them detect and escape from hungry predators. 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

• root

• stem

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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

How does a snake hear if it does not have ears?

• The snake's tongue picks up vibrations.

• Vibrations in the ground are sensed by the snake's body.

• Vibrations are turned into colors that are sensed by the snake's eyes.

• The snake's nose picks up smells that the vibrations are changed into.