Re: While eyes with lenses have developed independently in a diverse group
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30 Mar 2022, 21:18
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Paragraph Structure: a phenomenon (Working of lens in different species), discussion by examples.
Paraphrasing:
Para 1:
While eyes with lenses have developed independently in a diverse group of animal species, focusing processes differ, enables brain to fuse images into single 3D image. Example in fish, in Predatory birds, and in mammals etc
Para 2:
Colour reception also evolved at regular interval independently, example in honeybees, some teleost or bony fish, and few other mammal species such as humans.
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1. The primary purpose of the passage is to
As mentioned in the passage,
Statement 1: “While eyes with lenses have developed independently in a diverse group of animal species, focusing processes differ”
Statement 2: “Color reception also evolved independently, albeit intermittently”
Correct Option: A. discuss the variety of evolutionary paths taken by the eye - correct
Eliminate other options, as they are irrelevant, as not mentioned in the passage.
B. (examine) the visual process of mammals
C. (demonstrate) the colour-adaptability of certain animals
D. (portray) the function of eye curvature in predatory birds
E. (indicate) the range of knowledge about vision
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2. It can be inferred from the passage that eyesight in predatory birds developed
As mentioned in the passage,
“Predatory birds have developed a way of keeping their prey in focus
while sweeping down on it: instead of the lens moving, the curvature of the cornea, the flexible transparent membrane covering the lens and supporting the eyeball, changes”
Correct Option: C. in a way that aids in the hunting of prey
A. according to the variety of thickness of membranes that surround the eye
Wrong – its not variety of thickness of membranes, it’s the flexible transparent membrane covering the lens and supporting the eyeball, that changes, anyways it is not the reason of eyesight development.
B. to support the different mechanisms required for viewing objects at different distances
Wrong – Out of scope, no mechanism discussed in the passage.
D. to allow for the primary feature of colour differentiation
Wrong– passage discuss about colour differentiation only about bees, fish, and humans, not about birds, out of scope, as it is not mentioned in the passage
E. as a means of choosing an attractive mate
Wrong Out of scope, Not mentioned in the passage.
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3. According to the passage, the focusing process of fish differs from that of predatory birds in that for fish the process involves
As mentioned in the passage,
Statement 1: “In fish, the whole lens moves closer to the retina when focusing on objects that are far away”
Statement 2: “In Predatory birds in process of catching prey, the lens moving, the curvature of the cornea, the flexible transparent membrane covering the [lens and supporting the eyeball, changes].”
Correct Option: E. changes in the distance between the lens and the retina, whereas (Correct)
in predatory birds the process involves changes in the curvature of the cornea (Correct)
A. the movement of the lens closer to the retina, whereas (Correct)
in predatory birds the process involves changes in the curvature of the [lens itself] (Wrong) – Trap!, its in mammals.
B. the movement of the lens away from the retina, whereas (Wrong)
in predatory birds the process involves the movement of the lens closer to the cornea (Wrong)
C. the movement of the eyes from the side to the front of the head, whereas (Wrong)
in predatory birds process does not involve eye movement (Wrong)
D. changes in colour perception, whereas (Wrong)
in predatory birds the process does not require colour perception (Wrong)
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4. According to the passage,
if a mammal were to focus on an approaching object,
an examination of its eyes would reveal
as mentioned in the passage,
“Mammals, including humans, have evolved a method of
focusing by [changing the curvature of the lens itself] — decreasing it for distant objects and increasing it for close ones”
Correct Option: C. an increasing curvature of the lens
A. an increasing corneal curvature ((Wrong) – it changes)
B. a thinning of the transparent membrane surrounding the cornea ((Wrong) – it is in birds)
D. an increasing lens-retina distance ratio ((Wrong) – it is fixed)
E. a broadening of the lens ((Wrong) – Irrelevant)
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5. According to the passage, some teleost possess which of the following?
As mentioned in the passage,
Statement 1: “In fish, the whole lens moves closer to the retina when focusing on objects that are far away”
Statement 2: “Experiments have shown that some teleost, or bony fish, can distinguish colours”
I. Eyes with lenses
II. Binocular vision
III. The ability to perceive colour
Correct option: C. I and III only
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6. The description of colour reception in the second paragraph relies on which of the following assumptions?
As mentioned in the passage, “Experiments has shown,” correctly indicates
Correct Option :A. Reliable tests exist for determining an animal's ability to perceive colour.
Eliminate B, and C and E – as based on them,
no assumption can be done, and this are only examples to highlight certain experiments.
B. Honeybees do not need to perceive colour in order to survive.
C. Teleost and primates perceive colours in a similar manner.
E. Most animals are capable of perceiving certain colours.
D. Color reception requires the ability to focus on distant objects (Wrong) out of scope, as this is not mentioned in the passage
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7. The passage is most likely an excerpt from
A. an academic paper – Deals with research, innovations, advance solution, or technical details of field (Wrong)
B. a biology textbook – Correct – Deals with basic information, for ease to understand to targeted audience highlights well with examples, no open to discussion topic to make readers confuse
C. a journal for optometrists (Wrong) Deals with a particular subject of only optometrists activity
D. a wildlife field guide(Wrong) Wildlife is a big range, as particularly only about this passage, it is out of scope, as no information about wildlife is been discussed.
E. a newspaper article about color blindness (Wrong), colour blindness in passage, only highlights about honeybees, and honeybees no comparison is done with rest species mentioned in the passage.