Animal Hearing 4

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What is the main purpose of echolocation for bats?

  • To find prey (correct)
  • To scare away predators
  • To communicate with other bats
  • To mark their territory

Which animals, besides bats, are mentioned in the text as using echolocation?

  • Dogs
  • Cats
  • Dolphins and whales (correct)
  • Elephants

What type of sounds can pigeons detect that humans cannot?

  • Ultrasounds
  • Infrasounds (correct)
  • Pink noise
  • White noise

What is one way the greater wax moth's hearing ability differs from humans?

<p>The moth can hear up to 300kHz, outside the human hearing range (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do whales use sound for communication?

<p>Whales emit very low and loud sounds to communicate across oceans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is a cat's ability to rotate its ears independently helpful?

<p>To locate the source of a sound and hear prey movements (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key way elephants communicate over large distances?

<p>Using low-pitched sounds (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do elephants use their large ears, as mentioned in the text?

<p>To help them funnel sound and stay cool (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What additional sense do elephants use to perceive sounds, as described in the text?

<p>Sense of touch through their feet (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do elephants demonstrate their ability to hear low-frequency sounds, based on the text?

<p>By detecting sounds through ground vibrations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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