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What are these science terms about nocturnal animals?
ByI need help on my homework.
I need to know how nocturnal animals would use these adaptations:
Monocular Vision:
Binocular Vision:
Asymmetrical Hearing:
Echo-Location:
Extra “rods” in their eyes:
If you only know a few, that’s okay but please help!
3 Comments
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:09 am
I don’t know the 1st, but the 2nd is being able to see a close-up, like with binoculars. Asymmetrical hearing is probably being able to hear many things at one time… The 3rd is easy, it’s what bats use to get around in the dark, like a sonar (they make a noise, then the sound waves hit an object in front of them and the sound waves bounce back to the bat so that the bat knows what’s in front of him. The last one, I don’t know, but I can guess. I think it means having more, sort of like “lenses”, in your eyes (like what cats have), to be able to see in the dark. It would make sense.
Well, I hope this helps. ^_^
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:24 am
Echo-location is like with bats where they make or use sounds and it bounces on objects around the bat so it can know if it’s gonna bump into anything.
Wouldn’t extra rods mean that it reflects light more?
November 23rd, 2009 at 2:26 am
Can people still read and think anymore? Do you have a book?
1. Monocular Vision is when each eye sees a separate image. It allows a wider field of vision.
2. Binocular vision is when both eyes see the same image from slightly different angles. It allows the animal to judge distance accurately.
3. Asymmetrical hearing allows the animal to hear separately with each ear to tell where things it hears are.
4. Echo-Location is like sonar. Bats and some other use it to “see” in the dark.
5. Rods are more sensitive to light and so they help an animal see in the dark.