This is a true statement. Animals have specific receptors that do a specialized job. Animals use their five sense just like humans to take in information that later is processed. They may have different levels of abilities with the senses (exceptional eyesight, night vision, echolocation, etc.), but they all use them to receive information.

This classroom investigation is a great hands-on way for students to see how animals receive information. Deer are prey animals and are always on the look-out for predators. Their massive sound collecting ears are perfect for amplifying or increasing the volume of soft noises in the woods. A predator will try to ambush or sneak up on a deer, so they walk very slowly and carefully. The deer can hear even the slightest crackling of leaves or sticks, and this advantage may very well be what keeps them alive.

Prey animals spend their whole lives trying to avoid being eaten by a predator. Predators exert immense amounts of energy to hunt prey animals and get a meal. Their vision is ideally suited for their specific lifestyles and tasks. A full, board field of view will help a prey animal like a gazelle see all around it while it grazes. A cheetah has zeroed in on the gazelle with its forward-facing binocular like vision. Each animal has eyes to receive information for their need and adaptations.

Whiskers are a unique feature that mammals have to detect vibrations in the ground and air. Animals such as mice will stop and sniff the air for scents but also sense any movement from a possible predator through their whiskers. Animals will also use their whiskers to feel the air current, and when there is limited light, they will use the whiskers to judge the size of an opening or hole to determine if they can fit. Their whiskers are continually picking up information for their brain to process.

Nighttime in the jungle can be a scary place because it is incredibly dark. The thick canopy blocks out light from stars, the Moon, and nearby cities. As sugar gliders travel through the trees to find food, they need to see where the branches are for their next landing and if there is a predator approaching. Their large eyes are adapted to receive information from their surroundings. Their pupils will dilate, making their eyes look almost entirely black to allow more light into the eye. This adaptation helps the sugar glider find food and be on the look-out for predators.

Many animals, like humans, have sense organs that gather information from the environment through seeing, hearing, feeling, smelling, and tasting. Some animals have sensory receptors or other mechanisms that allow them to sense such things as light, temperature, moisture, and movement. Because animals live in different environments from one another and have multiple different types of prey/predators, they must gather information in different ways, which best benefits their species.

Explanation: Most animals rely heavily on their senses to help them survive. The senses are how the majority of animals receive information about their surroundings. Their senses assist with hunting, reproducing, migration, and several other essential aspects of animal life. Without the senses, many animals could quickly find themselves struggling to survive.

The passage explains how coyotes use their senses of smell and sight to hunt their prey. Without these features, coyotes would not be considered formidable predators; however, with these senses combined with their pack mentality, they are. They rely heavily on these senses to receive information that helps them survive.

Animals have many different features that they use to receive information about their surroundings. For example, a cat can use its whiskers to determine whether its body would fit through a tight space. Moths use their sense of hearing to avoid being hunted by bats. Birds of prey have long-distance sight to be able to spot prey from far away.

The passage describes how jellyfish are unique because they don’t have many of the features that most animals do have. However, they have tentacles that serve multiple purposes. They contain sensory nerves that allow jellyfish to see light, smell, and determine if an object is potential prey.