Question

Tina is having trouble sleeping at night as many mosquitoes bite her. Her mother advised her to use mosquito repellent cream. How does a mosquito repellent cream work?

• A. Mosquito repellent creams damage the eyesight of mosquitoes.
• B. Mosquitoes are not affected by mosquito repellent creams.
• C. The smell from mosquito repellent cream masks the human body odour.
• D. Mosquitoes do not like the taste of mosquito repellent cream.

Answer 1

The correct option is C The smell from mosquito repellent cream masks the human body odour.

The smell of mosquito repellent creams actually mask the odour of the human body, which is why mosquitoes do not bite the person.