Objective: Detail what research is being conducted on the sensory cues and mechanisms used by mosquitoes to find humans.

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1	Where does a mosquito’s sense of smell come from?
	A)	proboscis
	B)	legs
	C)	wings
	D)	antennae
2	Which of the following statements is TRUE regarding this mosquito research?
	A)	The females are the only ones who actually bite in response to odors in the air.
	B)	They respond to elevated levels of carbon dioxide.
	C)	They only will bite when they are near death.
	D)	The males and females both bite when they are in their reproductive cycle.
3	What organism did the researchers insert the genes for smell from the mosquitoes into?
	A)	rats
	B)	moths
	C)	rabbits
	D)	fruit flies
4	What is 4-methylphenol?
	A)	A new insecticide to kill mosquitoes.
	B)	A mosquito repellant.
	C)	A component of human sweat.
	D)	A new compound found to be made by mosquitoes to communicate to each other.
5	What extended research is now underway because of this new understanding about mosquito attraction?
	A)	New deodorant formulas that will cancel the odor producing chemicals that attract mosquitoes.
	B)	New compounds to target the odor receptor and disable it from detecting human sweat.
	C)	Compounds that excite the receptors could be used as mosquito traps.
	D)	Two of the above
	E)	All of the above