Parts of the Eye/Review

______ protects the eye and acts as a lens - bends light and allows it to enter the eye.

• Cornea

• Iris

• Pupil

• Lens

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6.P.1.2

____ is the ring of muscle that contracts and expands to change the amount of light that enters the eye.

• Cornea

• Iris

• Pupil

• Lens

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6.P.1.2

_____ is a hole that light enters to get inside the eye.

• Cornea

• Iris

• Pupil

• Lens

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6.P.1.2

____ is a convex lens that refracts light and focuses the image onto the retina.

• Lens

• Retina

• Rods

• Cones

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6.P.1.2

______ are millions of light sensitive cells that generate nerve signals when stimulated by light.

• Lens

• Retina

• Rods

• Cones

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6.P.1.2

____ react to small amounts of light and are important for night vision.

• Rods

• Cones

• Cornea

• Iris

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6.P.1.2

_____ responds to colors.

• Cornea

• Iris

• Cones

• Rods

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6.P.1.2

______ transmits electrical signals that travel from the rods and cones to the brain.

• Pupil

• Lens

• Brain

• Optic Nerve

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6.P.1.2

______ combines signals from the left and right eyes, it flips the image right-side up and it responds to the image.

• Brain

• Optic Nerve

• Retina

• Cornea

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6.P.1.2

What type of electromagnetic wave has the shortest wavelength?

• Radio

• Microwave

• Gamma

• Infrared

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6.P.1.2