What is the name of part D?
Retina
This is a curved piece of glass or plastic that bends light.
Lens
Plants and animals adapt so they can survive in their:
Environment
Name all 5 of our senses
Sight
Touch
Smell
Taste
Sound
Name of all living things
Organism
Contracts to move bones.
(Is this a structure or function)
Function
Which of these are the pupil? What is the job of the pupil?
B. The job of the pupil is to control how much light enters the eye.
Refraction
How long do adaptations usually take?
Centuries
What sense does the Venus Fly trap use to sense prey?
Touch
To mock or copy the behavior of another animal.
Name an internal structure of this animal.
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Using the model below, explain how we are able to see the tree.
The source of light (sun) reflects off the tree into our eyes which allows us to see the tree. The image of the tree is then processed by our brain.
This lens makes objects appear bigger. This also makes light converge.
Convex lens
The bighorn ram has large curved horns on their head. What is the purpose of this adaptation?
When we collect information from our senses, that information travels through nerves to our:
Brain
The scientific name for a newborn animal
Offspring
The anteater has a long snout that is an external structure. What is the function of the anteaters snout?
The function is that the snout allows the animal to access food from hard to reach places.
Why can nocturnal animals see better in the dark than we can?
They have larger pupils than we do.
Diverge, Diverging light rays
This is an example of an adaptation. What adaptation did this organism produce?
Camoflauge
This young boy is playing the piano. What sense is this boy missing? What senses is he using to play the piano correctly?
The boy is missing his sense of sight. He is using his sense of touch and sound to play the piano correctly.
Humans have both sharp teeth and flat teeth so they can eat both plants and animals. What do we classify as?
Name one external structure of the Venus Fly Trap
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Explain why Coopers eyes shine green when a photo is taken of him.
Light is captured by Cooper's eyes and is reflected back out of the eyes.
Name me an example of a concave lens.
Eyeglasses
Binoculars
Camera
Peephole
Trees in the rainforest grow high and tall like the ones below. Explain why the trees might have adapted to grow taller than others.
They are competing for rainfall and sunlight. If they do not grow taller, then the rain will be collected by taller trees. Therefore they will die.
Dolphins, like bats, use sound to reflect off objects as a way to be aware of their surroundings. What is the name of this process of using sound for location?
Echolocation
Any part of an organism.
Structure
Name one external and internal structure that humans have. Explain their structure.
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