Vision and Light Science Vocabulary Flashcards

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environment

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All the living and nonliving things in an area

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explanation

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A description of how something works or why something happens

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evidence

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Information that supports an answer to a question

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function

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What something can do

Example: One of the functions of an animal's eyes is to see danger -- or to see dinner

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investigation

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An attempt to find out about something

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model

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Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world

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observe

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To use any of the five senses to gather information about something

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receptor

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A structure that responds to information coming in from the environment.

Example: the catfish has many taste receptors which help them detecting proteins dissolved in water from potential food sources

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reflect

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To cause light to bounce off a material.

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sense (noun)

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How an animal gets information from its environment.