Completa las definiciones con las palabras del cuadro.

1. ______receptor_________ n. a part of the body that responds to sense information

2. ______modern_________ adj. belonging to the present
3. ______run into_________ v. to meet or hit
4. _______species________ n. a specific type of living thing
5. _______ancestor________ n. a human or animal in the past from which others came
6. _______trait________ n. a characteristic that distinguishes one person or thing from another
7. _______resist________ v. to stop yourself from having something you want
8. _______as a result________ conj. because of something
9. _______gene________ n. matter in cells that determines characteristics and is passed from parent to child
10. ______molecule________ n. the smallest possible amount of a substance
11. ______presence_________ n. the condition of being in a place
12. ______consist of_________ v. to be formed or made from
13. ______nutrient_________ n. something the body needs in order to live and grow
14. ______evolution_________ n. the scientific idea that living things change and develop over a long period of time
15. ______provide_________ v. to give or make something available.

GUÍA 6 (PARCIAL 2)
A. Choose the best answer. d. A gene causes a sugar receptor to form on the tongue.
1. What is the passage mainly about? 4. Why might cats sometimes eat sweet food?
a. how cats and dogs are different a. because sweet food is usually safe to eat
b. the advantages of tasting sweetness b. because sugar is a good source of energy
c. the ability to taste sugar and why cats cannot do it c. because they are interested in the smell
d. how sugar receptors help us to taste sweetness d. because they do not have enough meat to eat
5. What can be inferred about the ancestors of modern cats?
2. The main purpose of the first paragraph is to a. They were able to produce sugar molecules.
a. say that sweets are not healthy for animals to eat b. They did not depend on plants for food.
b. show that humans are more closely related to dogs than cats c. They did not have a sense of taste.
c. explain why humans have such a strong desire to eat sugar d. They had more food sources than modern cats.
d. introduce the idea that dogs and cats respond to sweetness
differently
Reading Comprehension
RESPONDE EN ESPAÑOL.
How did the ability
¿Por to taste
qué sweetness
el sentido help
del early humans survive?
gusto
3. Which does NOT happen when you taste sweetness?
Which genes ayudó
in tigers,acheetahs,
nuestrosand
ancestros a are broken?
house cats
a. A sugar molecule fits into a sugar receptor. sobrevivir?
Why did the ancestors of modern cats lose their ability to taste
b. A sugar receptor reports that sugar is present. sweetness? Se debe a que las plantas de sabor
c. The brain receives a signal and produces taste. dulce suelen ser seguras para comer
y proporcionan mucha energía.
d. A gene causes a sugar receptor to form on the tongue.
¿Por qué los ancestros de los
gatos perdieron su habilidad para
probar lo dulce?
Debido a su dieta basada netamente
en carnes.