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Animal Senses Quiz

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Animals use (a)   to detect the world around them.

2.

The mantis shrimp has 12 color receptors in it's eyes. Humans only have 3. This is an example of. . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

3.

Dogs have 300 million scent sensors an noses that inhale from one direction and exhale another. This is an example of. . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

4.

Bees can see ultraviolet light, invisible to humans, which allows them to see flowers better. This is an example of. . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

5.

Cats do not have any taste buds for sweet. This is an example of . . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

6.

Toads gather light at night slowly and get a complete image around them every four seconds. This is an example of . . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

7.

Cats, dogs, rats, and mice have whiskers. Stiff, specialized hairs that allow them to feel how narrow openings are that they might enter. This is an example of . . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

8.

Bats and dolphins use echolocation. They send out a high-pitched soundwave that bounces off prey which they sense. This is an example of . . .

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

9.

Many animals do not have eyes, including the blind millipede, the Kentucky cave shrimp, and the darkling beetle. These animals are MISSING which sense?

a)

Sight

b)

Hearing

c)

Smell

d)

Touch

e)

Taste

10.

A (a)   is something that an animal can sense that can cause a response.

11.

When an animal receives a stimulus, they may react or change their behavior. This is a called a (a)