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WorksheetsAnimal Senses
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 26mins
Why is it believed that catfish can sense an earthquake days before it happens?
Because they have large eyes and can smell changes in the earth
Because they have tiny hairs on their skin that can feel slight vibrations
How to catfish sense differently than humans?
They hear with their skin
They taste with their eyes
They feel with their whiskers
What helps zebras see lions more easily?
eyes close together
eyes on the sides of their head
big eyes
eyes in the front of their head
What body structure do snakes use to smell?
skin
nose skin
tongue
A butterfly goes from flower-to-flower, landing on each one. What is it sensing?
It is tasting the nectar with its feet
It is smelling the nectar with its antenna
It is feeling the nectar with its wings
Why were pigeons used to carry messages in ancient times?
They have good eyesight
They fly quietly so no one knew they were carrying messages
They can find their way using Earth's magnetic field and the position of the sun
A snake hunts a mouse at night. How does he know where the mouse is?
He has heat sensors
He can hear it with his tongue
He can smell it with his nose
A family is having a picnic. As soon as they put down their basket of food, ants come from every direction. How did the ants know about the food?
They smelled it
They saw it
They heard it was there from other ants
For what special purpose can a tapir use its nose?
to find its way home
to help it breathe when it is under water
to find food
Which body structure do crickets use to hear?
antenna
wings
legs
ears
Which body structure does a butterfly use to taste?
wings
feet
antenna
Which ant sense is the best?
sight
smell
taste
hearing
Through what do grasshoppers hear sound?
their antenna
their ears
their legs
their wings
Which of these can a snake's head sense?
color
heat
vibrations
sound
What sensors to sharks have that humans do not?
They can sense muscle movement of prey
They can hear water movement
They can smell underwater
Many animals use which body part to feel the world around them?
feet
whiskers
fingers
tails
Which sense does the bat-eared fox use to find termites?
hearing
smell
sight
touch
What does the elephant nose fish use to sense its prey?
echolocation
its sense of touch
an electric pulse
Which sense does a salamander use to track its prey?
taste
sight
touch
Which special sense do electric eels use?
They stun their prey
They use echolocation
They can see in the dark
How do elephants communicate across long distances?
by making sounds that humans can't hear
by feeling vibrations with their trunks
What body structure allows bats to survive at night?
They use their open mouths to detect smells around them
They have large ears to hear what is around them
They have large eyes to see at night
Which sense is the raptor's best sense?
taste
hearing
smell
sight
What sense does a male alligator use to attract a female?
a vibration that the female feels
a loud roar that the female hears
a flick of its tail that the female can see
What sense do killer bees use to help the colony survive?
They dance in a circle to show the other bees where the enemy is
They mark a predator with a smell that tells the other bees who the enemy is
They use echolocation to identify any threat to the colony
A snake does not see danger or smell danger, but he still responds. How does it know danger is there?
It uses echolocation
It uses sonar
It can feel the ground vibrating
Why would a lion approach its prey from downwind?
So the prey cannot hear it
So the prey cannot smell it
So the prey cannot feel it
So the prey cannot see it
What similarities are there between how whales and platypuses sense prey?
They both have excellent eyesight in order to find prey
They both can feel slight vibrations that their prey put off
They both rely on sound waves to find prey
They both use senses that detect information that humans cannot sense
A snake has pit organs that it can use to gather information about its environment. How does a snake use this structure to survive?
It allows the snake to smell and find small animals for prey.
It allows the snake to sense the heat of warm-blooded animals that it can prey on.
It allows the snake to see frogs, lizards, and other cold-blooded animals that it can eat
What feature of a cheetah helps it survive?
It has sensitive whiskers to sense predators
It has a big nose to smell its prey
Its eyes are placed so that it has a wider range of vision to see its prey
How do a nocturnal animal's eyes help it survive?
Its eyes are large to see in the dark
Its eyes are farther apart to see better
Its eyes are small because it does not need to see in the dark
Which sense allows a dragonfly to find food?
seeing
smelling
hearing
tasting
Which sense do wolverines rely on to find buried food?
echolocation
eyesight
smell
hearing
Which body structure allows a barn owl to find food
It has large eyes to see prey from long distances
It has a very sensitive nose so it can smell the exact location of prey
Its ear openings are at difference heights so it can find exactly where prey is
reindeer are often prey of wolves. How would a reindeer use its senses to survive?
It would use echolocation to know the wolf was nearby and run away
It has UV sight, so the wolf would be black on the white background. The reindeer would then know to run.
It has a good sense of smell, so it would smell the wolf and run away to avoid it.
Which animal makes the loudest noise?
elephant
cheetah
lion
sperm whale
What is sonar?
finding prey based on their body heat
using sound to get a picture of surroundings
using low amounts of light to be able to see
What sense to whales use to gather information about their surroundings. Select one:
echolocation
a strong sense of smell
heat sensors
What sense does a platypus use to survive?
Its bill is sensitive to the smell of its prey
it has sensors that detect the electrical impulses caused by its prey
How does a cheetah use its sense to survive?
It has very good hearing to hear predators coming
It has very good eyesight to see its prey
It can feel the vibrations of predators
