The eye detects light and controls its entry
הוצג| English | משמעות |
|---|---|
| retina/ˈretɪnə/ | רשתית |
| optic nerve/ˈɒptɪk nɜːv/ | עצב הראייה |
| iris/ˈaɪrɪs/ | קוֹשָׁה (איריס) |
What would explain this observation?
- In dim light the eye can admit more light by changing its pupil size. The pupil is an opening, not the structure that detects the image.
Build the model
- The retina 视网膜 contains receptors sensitive to light intensity and colour.
- The optic nerve 视神经 carries information from the eye towards the brain.
- The sclera is a tough outer layer; the transparent cornea admits and refracts light.
- The iris 虹膜 controls the diameter of the pupil.
- The lens refracts light to focus an image on the retina.
- retina: The light-sensitive layer containing receptors.
- iris: The structure controlling pupil diameter.
- optic nerve: A nerve carrying information from the eye towards the brain.
Which structure contains receptors sensitive to light and colour?
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The retina contains the receptor cells that detect light and colour. The optic nerve only carries the signals onward, and the suspensory ligaments hold the lens.
Match each technical term to its precise meaning.
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Use the definitions to distinguish related quantities and processes.
Choose evidence that can test it
- In dim light the iris allows a larger pupil, admitting more light; in bright light it reduces the opening.
- This is different from accommodation, which changes lens shape for focusing.
- Ciliary muscles and suspensory ligaments control lens shape.
- Correct diagram labels must distinguish a boundary, an opening, a transparent structure and a nerve.
In the lab: Use a teacher-provided eye cross-section and safe ordinary-light observations or photographs. Locate each structure and write its function. Do not shine intense lights or lasers into an eye, touch eye structures or apply medicines. Compare pupil-size diagrams at the same scale rather than mistaking an enlarged image for an actual physiological change.
Which two habits make the investigation or model in this case more defensible?
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Stating the conditions and assumptions lets others repeat the work exactly, and recording the supporting evidence lets them check the conclusion. Hiding disagreeing results removes the evidence that could challenge a wrong conclusion, and one measurement can never establish a wider claim.
Work from known quantities
- Known: a supplied circular-pupil model changes diameter from 2 mm to 4 mm.
- Radius doubles, so opening area increases by a factor of 2² = 4.
- This geometrical model concerns the opening; it does not imply that a person perceives exactly four times the brightness or that the retina has enlarged.
Your turn: A circular-pupil model doubles radius. Calculate its area ratio final/initial.
A circular-pupil model doubles radius. Calculate its area ratio final/initial.
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The result is 4 . Known: pupil radius doubles. Area scales with r^2, so area ratio = 2^2 = 4. The opening admits about four times the light; perceived brightness need not change fourfold.
Check the conclusion and its limits
- The iris controls pupil size; the pupil does not itself contract as a muscle.
- The optic nerve carries information and does not refract light.
- Bright/dim adaptation and near/far focusing require different explanations.
- All eye objectives in this AQA section are both-tier Biology content.
Not true: The pupil is the muscle that contracts to focus on a near object. The pupil is the OPENING. The iris is the muscle ring that widens or narrows it; and focusing on near objects is done by the ciliary muscles changing the lens - not by the pupil.
- The retina contains receptors sensitive to light intensity and colour.
- In dim light the iris allows a larger pupil, admitting more light; in bright light it reduces the opening.
- Watch for: the iris controls pupil size; the pupil does not itself contract as a muscle.
The pupil is the OPENING.
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True. The pupil is the OPENING. The iris is the muscle ring that widens or narrows it; and focusing on near objects is done by the ciliary muscles changing the lens - not by the pupil.
The light-sensitive layer containing receptors: write the technical term.
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retina means The light-sensitive layer containing receptors.