Vision and Light Test Review

Put the steps in the correct order:

1. light shines from the sun
2. light reflects back to the animal's eye
3. light reflects onto an object

• 1,2.3

• 2,3,1

• 3,2,1

• 1,3,2

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NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Bats rely on echolocation to find their prey. How does echolocation help the bats survive?

• Echolocation helps the bat see.

• Echolocation helps bats stay warm.

• Echolocation helps bats sense when bugs are nearby.

• Echolocation helps bats smell their prey.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Elephants use pads in their feet to detect vibrations in the ground. Which model would best test this sensory system?

• Layer rocks and sand in a cup of water

• Place some paperclips on a drum and hit the drum with a stick.

• Hold a feather in front of a mirror.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

A student claims that some light is always needed to see objects. Is the student correct? Why?

• The student is incorrect. Some animals can see in complete darkness.

• The student is incorrect. All nocturnal animals can see in complete darkness.

• The student is correct. No one can see in total darkness.

• The student is incorrect. The eyes work with the brain to see when there is no light.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

How do animals get information about their environment?

• Light carries info to their eyes.

• Sound carries info to their ears.

• Scent carries info to their nose.

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which structure would you use to compare smells with known smells?

• eyes

• nose

• mouth

• ears

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Why did more light at night make it hard for the tarsier to see its prey?

• Animals don't need light to see their prey.

• More light at night made it difficult for the tarsier to see its prey because it has low-sensitivity light receptors.

• More light at night made it difficult for the tarsier to see its prey because it has high-sensitivity light receptors.

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-8

What must happen for a person to see an object?

• Light must reflect off of the object from a source.

• The object must be lit up.

• A flashlight must shine on the object.

• None of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS4-2

Deer use their ears to detect predators. Which statement describes how the deer uses its senses to take in information about a sound it hears nearby?

• The deer will use its ears and compare the sound it hears with known smells.

• The deer will use its ears and compare the sound it hears with known objects.

• The deer will use its ears and compare the sound it hears with known sounds.

• The deer will use its ears and compare the sound it hears with known sights.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

All animals known they are looking at their prey through a series of steps. Which step comes after "Light receptors in the eye respond to light?"

• Light receptors send information to the brain.

• The brain processes the information to form an image.

• The brain compares the image to memories.

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8