Parts of the Vision System
Vocabulary
Animal Survival
Light
Just for Fun
100
The hole that lets light into the eye, and controls how much comes in, is the ____________
The Pupil
100
What is a predator and what is a prey?
Predator- An animal that hunts and eats other animals
Prey- An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals
100
What three things does every animal need in order to survive?
Food, Water, Shelter
100
What is it called when light bounces off an object?
Reflection
100
There's an axolotl on the __________ __________
Pink Stairs
200
A cell in the retina of the eye that detects light and converts it into a signal that the brain can use for vision is called ______________
Light Receptor
200
The _______________ is all of the living and non-living things in an area
Environment
200
Does a nocturnal animal (an animal that is active at night) have high sensitivity light receptors or low sensitivity light receptors?
High Sensitivity light receptors to be able to respond to very small amounts of light that are present at night
200
In order for a predator to see a prey, the light has to reflect off of the ______________
Prey
200
This animated movie features a young girl who learns about her emotions, with characters like Joy, Sadness, and Anger
Inside Out
300
The connection that lets your eyes send signals to your brain describing what they detect is called the
Optic Nerve
300
To stay alive
Survive
300
Name 5 types of receptors that animals could have that help them respond to information in their environment.
Touch receptors, taste receptors, scent receptors, sound receptors, light receptors
300
What two parts of a plant respond to light?
The leaves and the stem
300
This movie character tries to save the environment by talking about the importance of trees and why we shouldn't cut them down
The Lorax
400
The ____________ takes the signals from the light, processes them and uses them to construct the picture you see.
Brain
400
What is the name of the colored part of the eye around the pupil?
The Iris
400
In the simulation, why could the predator not see the prey when the pupil was closed?
Light couldn't enter the eye and go to the brain
400
Phototropism is a process where the stem of a plant bends towards the light source, and the leaves turn to face the light, helping the plant go through a process known as _______________ to make food and survive.
Photosynthesis
400
A rover named Perseverance, launched by NASA, recently discovered signs of ancient water on this planet: __________
Mars
500
____________ in the eye can have high sensitivity or low sensitivity.
Light Receptors
500
What is a diurnal animal?
An animal that is active during the day
500
How can too much light affect a nocturnal with high sensitivity light receptors?
It will be overwhelming for the animal and the animal's vision will get blurry, the brain won't be able to form a clear image
500
Name the 7 colors in a rainbow
Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet
500
This insect can carry up to 50 times its own weight and lives in colonies
Ants