Function
What is the function of a pupil?
To let light into an animal's eye
This vocabulary word means to study something closely.
What is investigate?
What must the light do to allow the predator to see the prey?
Reflect
What structure allows you to chew food?
Teeth (or jaw)
_____________ means to stay alive
Survive
What is the function of light receptors?
To receive light and absorb light from an environment
This word means something that scientists use to explain how things work.
model
What needs to happen with the lamp for the predator to see its prey?
Tilt towards the predator's eyes
Animals have different _____________ that allow them to get information from their environment.
structures
An animal will __________ if he suddenly sees food that he can eat.
React
What is the function of the brain?
To compare new information to memories and to help an animal think about how to react
Light does this when it bounces off an object.
Reflect
What needs to happen with the eye for the predator to see its prey?
Light needs to enter through the pupil
What structure processes information?
The brain
A cat is trying to catch a mouse that is inside a box. He knows something is in the box. Which sense is letting him know that something is in the box?
Smell
What is the function of claws?
To catch and hold on to something
Light travels in these.
Straight Lines
What needs to happen with the light for the predator to see its prey?
Reflect off its prey
A fennec fox's ear structure helps it have good __________.
hearing
How do animals get information about their environment?
They use their senses
What is the function of stripes?
To camouflage
This is the dark area that forms when an object blocks light.
Shadow
What sense do animals use to process light?
Vision/seeing
What is the structure that connects the light receptors to the brain called?
The optic nerve
What is the correct order that light/information travels to the brain?
Light enters the pupil -> gets absorbed by light receptors -> gets sent from the optic nerve to the brain.