Mosquitoes can sense and feed on human blood from:
A
The skin colour
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B
The heat of the body
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C
The sound of the person
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D
The nature of the skin
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Solution
The correct option is B The heat of the body Mosquitoes have a strong sense of smell and hence can detect the presence of human from their body heat and odour. It can also recognise us through the smell from the sole of our feet.