Sense Organs
Which organ helps you know if something is cold?
The skin.
Which sense helps you detect chemicals in food?
What organ processes information from your senses?
The brain
Elephant shrews have large, sensitive ears. Which sense do they use?
Barn owls hunt mostly at what time of day?
At night.
Which organ allows you to see images?
The eyes.
Which sense helps you detect chemicals in the air?
Smell
What body structures carry information from sense organs toward the brain?
Nerves
Elephant shrews have whiskers that can sense movement. Which sense do their whiskers help them use?
Touch
Which two senses are especially important to barn owls when catching prey?
vision and hearing
Which organ helps you detect smells?
The nose.
Which two senses detect chemicals?
In a security system, a phone line carries information from a camera to a computer. What body structure has a similar job?
Elephant shrews have long noses that pick up scents from far away. Which sense are they using?
Smell
Why do barn owls have very good vision?
their large eyes let in a lot of light
Which organ contains taste buds that help you taste?
The tongue
Your taste buds react to information from food and help you identify flavors. Which sense are you using?
Taste
Your skin detects that a cup is hot. What part of your body processes this information so you know the cup is hot?
The brain
Name three senses that dogs and cats rely on to sense their environment.
Any combo of sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
A barn owl uses its excellent hearing to help it do what?
find or catch prey
Name the five senses humans use to gather information about their environment.
Sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch.
You smell freshly baked cookies before you eat them. Which sense detects the chemicals from the cookies?
Smell.
Put these in the correct order: brain, sense organ, nerves. Which comes first, second, and third when information travels to the brain?
sense organ → nerves → brain
Why are strong senses important to animals such as elephant shrews?
They help animals find food and stay safe from predators
Explain why an owl's large eyes are helpful when it hunts at night.
The large eyes let in more light, helping the owl see in the dark