Unit 2: Vision and Light Vocab

Front

What is the term for the way something is shaped or what it is made out of that makes it good for a specific function?

Back

Structure

Front

What do we call a structure that responds to information coming in from the environment?

Back

Receptor

Front

What is the term for an attempt to find out something?

Back

Investigation

Front

What do we call an animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals?

Back

Prey

Front

What is the term for what something can do?

Back

Function

Front

What is the term for the ability to see?

Back

Vision

Front

What do we call the process of light bouncing off an object?

Back

Reflection

Front

What is the term for the distance light travels in a vacuum in one year?

Back

Light Year

Front

What do we call the part of the eye that controls the amount of light entering?

Back

Iris

Front

What is the term for the transparent front part of the eye?

Back

Cornea