animal senses
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Sensory Input
Behavior Output
Other Animals
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A turtle uses this animal sense to lay its eggs

What is magnetorecption?

100

Define magnetoreception

Magnetoreception allows certain animals to detect Earth's magnetic field. It's like an internal GPS.

100

What sensory input does a snake receive to it's brain

infrared heat:  senses when an object or prey is nearby

100

what is the behavior output of a dolphin? 

Allows it to avoid collisions, communicate with other dolphins, find prey, survive

100

List 3 animals that use magnetoreception.

geese, turtles, sharks, 

200

A butterfly uses this animal sense to find nectar

What is ultraviolet vision?

200

Explain echolocation

Echolocation are sound waves that bounce off animals or objects

200

What sensory input does a dolphin receive to it's brain

Echolocation: sounds of objects or prey nearby

  • Distance to objects: How far away an object is.
  • Direction: The location of an object relative to the dolphin.
  • Movement: Whether an object or prey is stationary or moving, and its speed and direction.
  • Presence of prey or obstacles: Detecting fish, predators, rocks, or underwater structures even in dark or murky water.
200

What is the behavior output of a tiger?

find prey, feels movement in his surrounding, navigate his environment, feel the pulse of the prey, survive

200

List 3 animals that use infrared

What is snakes, bats, beetles

300

Salmon and birds use this sense

What is magnetoreception?

300

Teach the definition of vibrissal touch. Give examples of animals who use this animal sense. 

Vibrissal touch are whiskers that allow animals to detect and analyse their surroundings.  Animal examples:  tigers, cats, dogs, horses, rabbits

300

What sensory input does a tiger receive to it's brain

vibrissal touch: The tiger's can whiskers detect:

  • Contact with nearby objects: Branches, rocks, grass, or other obstacles.
  • Object size and shape: Helping determine whether the tiger can fit through narrow spaces.
  • Movement of prey: Tiny movements when prey is within striking distance or held in the tiger's jaws.
  • Air currents: Subtle changes in airflow caused by nearby objects or moving animals, especially in low light.
  • Position of captured prey: Whiskers around the muzzle help the tiger sense where prey is while delivering a killing bite.
300

What is the behavior output of a snake

move to warmer areas to regulate its body, find prey, find shade, survive

300

List 3 animals that use vibrissal touch.

What is cat, rat, sea lion, dog, tiger, fox

400

I am a bat and use this sense so I do not crash into the walls of a cave.

What is echolocation?

400

Define infrared vision. What animals uses this sense?

A sensor that detects body temperature, objects, and movement. 

Snakes, insects, some frogs

400

What sense does a salmon receive? 

Magnetoreception: 

similar to an internal GPS

400
What is the behavior output of a tiger?

Hunting: Stalking prey, crouching, ambushing, and delivering a powerful bite to the neck or throat.

Territorial marking: Spraying urine, scratching trees, clawing the ground, and leaving scent marks to define territory.

Vocalizing: Roaring (to communicate over long distances), growling (as a warning), chuffing (a friendly greeting), hissing, snarling, and moaning.


400
List 3 animals that use echolocation

bat, dolphins, whale, Orca

500

This animals sense uses its whiskers to help it survive.

What is vibrissal touch?

500

What is ultravision?

Ultraviolet light is a kind of light that people cannot see with their eyes. Some animals can see special patters on flowers that are invisible to humans. It's like a secret light detector.


500

What sensory input does a reindeer receive

Ultraviolet Vision: Detecting movement, obstacles, predators, herd members, and changes in light. Reindeer have excellent vision and can even see some ultraviolet (UV) light, which helps them detect food and predators against snowy landscapes.

Hearing: Detecting sounds such as approaching predators, other reindeer, wind, and environmental noises.

500

What is the behavior output of a butterfly?

  • Feeding (nectaring): Extending the proboscis to drink nectar from flowers or other liquid food sources.
  • Basking: Holding the wings open or closed in sunlight to warm the body before flight.
  • Resting (perching): Sitting on leaves, stems, or other surfaces to conserve energy.
  • Oviposition (egg-laying): Selecting suitable host plants and laying eggs on them.
  • Avoiding predators: 
500

List 3 animals that use ultraviolet vision

What is bees, butterfly, pigeon, reindeer

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