Study Guide & Preview Questions:
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Butterflies primarily taste with their ____.
Options: Antennae, Feet, Wings
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Bats are completely blind.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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A snake uses its flickering tongue and an organ called the ____ Organ to smell.
Options: Jacobson's, Lorenzini's, Weberian
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Sharks can hunt prey by detecting the faint electrical fields created by muscle contractions.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Humans can only distinguish between four basic tastes: sweet, sour, salty, and bitter.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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The ability of birds and sea turtles to sense the Earth's magnetic field for navigation is called ____.
Options: Echolocation, Proprioception, Magnetoreception
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A catfish is unique because it has taste buds covering its ____.
Options: Tongue only, Entire body, Fins and tail
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Bees can see ultraviolet light, which is invisible to the human eye.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Pit vipers, such as rattlesnakes, have special pit organs that allow them to 'see' ____.
Options: Sound waves, Magnetic fields, Infrared radiation (heat)
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Elephants can hear low-frequency infrasound not only with their ears, but also through their feet.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Crickets hear sounds using tympanal organs, which are located on their ____.
Options: Wings, Antennae, Legs, Abdomen
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The platypus hunts with its eyes closed underwater, using its bill to detect the ____ generated by its prey.
Options: Scent trails, Electric fields, Water vibrations, Body heat
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The star-nosed mole's unique nose is primarily an organ of exceptional touch, not smell.
Options: Correct, Incorrect
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Cephalopods like octopuses and squid have camera-like eyes, but they are believed to be ____.
Options: Colorblind, Far-sighted, Near-sighted
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Recent studies suggest the average human nose can distinguish at least 1 trillion different scents.
Options: Correct, Incorrect