Amplify Science- Vision and Light Chapter 4 Review

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responding to small amounts of information

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Sensitive

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How strongly something responds to information

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Sensitivity

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What was the main difference between what the Tokay gecko did and what the Emerald Tree Skink did when the light was turned on?

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Under the same light conditions, the skink reacted to its prey, but the gecko did not.

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How does being very sensitive to touch help the star-nosed mole survive?

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There’s no light underground, so it can’t see its prey or other moles.

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What did you learn about animals’ light receptors?

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they have high-sensitivity receptors and low-sensitivity receptors

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Light receptors...

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respond to light

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Why do scientists change only one variable at a time?

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So they can tell if changing a variable made a difference.

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something that can change in an investigation

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variable

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How does information from the light get to an animal’s brain?

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Light comes in through the pupil.