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Structures That Are Sensitive to Touch

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Which part of the human body contains sense receptors that detect heat, cold, pain, and touch?
a)
heart
b)
eyes
c)
nose
d)
skin
2.
How do sense receptors in your skin keep you from getting hurt?
a)
They tell you when you're hungry.
b)
They tell you when you need water.
c)
They tell you when there is danger.
d)
They tell you when you need air.
3.
The skin on your fingertips have fewer touch receptors than the skin on your back.
a)
true
b)
false
4.
When does an animal sense touch?
a)
When it smells something.
b)
When something pushes its body.
c)
When it is hungry.
d)
When something runs from it.
5.
An example of a touch receptor that cats, lions, and tigers use to feel their way around in the dark is _____________.
a)
fur
b)
ears
c)
claws
d)
whiskers
6.
Whiskers also help cats, lions, and tigers _________ in the dark.
a)
sleep
b)
hunt
c)
drink
d)
groom
7.
A cricket uses two large pointy structures to detect animals nearby that may want to eat them.  Where are these large pointy structures located?
a)
The cricket's head
b)
The cricket's legs
c)
The cricket's ears
d)
The back of the cricket's body
8.
Insects use ____________ to help them sense touch.
a)
eyes
b)
ears
c)
their mouth
d)
antenna