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From the Ted Talk by Thomas W. Cronin: Which animal has the best eyesight?

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The amianl kingdom boasts an incredible dristievy of eyes. Some rotate independently, while others have squiggly-shaped pupils. Some have pcroitvtee lids, others squirt blood. But which creature has the best sight? Which sees best in the darkness? Which sees the most detail? Which animal sees the most coolr? And finally, which detects mtioon the fastest?

All eyes take in sensory stimuli in the form of waves of light. To ceovnrt these into everything we see, eyes focus incoming light onto ppooetotrcrehs. These cells translate light into neural signals and send them to the brain, where they’re finally processed.

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The ______ kingdom boasts an incredible _________ of eyes. Some rotate independently, while others have squiggly-shaped pupils. Some have __________ lids, others squirt blood. But which creature has the best sight? Which sees best in the darkness? Which sees the most detail? Which animal sees the most _____? And finally, which detects ______ the fastest?

All eyes take in sensory stimuli in the form of waves of light. To _______ these into everything we see, eyes focus incoming light onto ______________. These cells translate light into neural signals and send them to the brain, where they’re finally processed.

Solution


  1. animal
  2. motion
  3. protective
  4. photoreceptors
  5. diversity
  6. convert
  7. color

Original Text


The animal kingdom boasts an incredible diversity of eyes. Some rotate independently, while others have squiggly-shaped pupils. Some have protective lids, others squirt blood. But which creature has the best sight? Which sees best in the darkness? Which sees the most detail? Which animal sees the most color? And finally, which detects motion the fastest?

All eyes take in sensory stimuli in the form of waves of light. To convert these into everything we see, eyes focus incoming light onto photoreceptors. These cells translate light into neural signals and send them to the brain, where they’re finally processed.

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Important Words


  1. animal
  2. blood
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  26. photoreceptors
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  33. sensory
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  35. signals
  36. squirt
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  38. translate
  39. waves