Unit 2 Vision and Light Vocabulary

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What is evidence?

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Information that supports an answer to a question.

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What is structure?

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The way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function.

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What is a variable?

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Something that can change in an investigation.

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What is a sense?

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How an animal gets information from its environment.

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What is a predator?

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An animal that hunts and eats other animals.

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What is prey?

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An animal that is hunted and eaten by predators.

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What does it mean to observe?

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To watch carefully in order to gain information.

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What is an investigation?

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A careful search or inquiry to discover facts.

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What is a function?

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The specific role or activity of something.

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What is sensitivity in animals?

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The ability of an animal to respond to stimuli in its environment.