Past exam questions

Below are the past exam questions from January 2011 to June 2012 for the biological structure involved in perception.

Jan 2011
Use the diagram below to answer questions 1, 2 and 3.

1) Which arrow is pointing to the blind spot? 2) Which arrow is pointing to the optic nerve? 3) Which arrow is pointing to the part of the eye which detects the image in the form of patterned light? 10) Which statement below best describes cones? a) They detect the intensity of light. b) They can detect different colours of light. c) They can detect movement. d) Both A and C. 11) Which statement below best describes rods? a) They detect the intensity of light. b) They can detect different colours of light. c) They can detect movement. d) Both A and C.

June 2011
1) The blind spot is an area of the retina which has: a) Only rods b) Only cones c) No rods or cones d) Rods or cones that do not work 12) Use the following words to complete the sentences below: Cones, optic chiasma, rods, visual cortex When light enters the eye it is detected by special cells on the retina. The ________________________ can only detect how bright light is but the ________________________ can also detect different colours of light. They pass this message on to the optic nerves.

How do we see the world? 01 The biology of the eye

Some of the information from each optic nerve crosses over at the ________________________ . From here, the information is passed on to the ________________________ in the brain which processes the information and produces our perception of the scene. Rods, cones, optic chiasma, visual coretex

Jan 2012
Use this list to answer questions 1 and 2 A) Visual cortex, B) Optic nerve, C) Retina 1) Jan sees a dog. What is the main structure which passes information from Janes eyes to her brain? 2) Which is the main structure which will produce perception of a dog with the i nformation from Janes eyes.

10) Graham closes one eye and with this other eye looks at the X in the image above and moves it towards himself. Whilst moving the image towards himself, Graham find that he cannot see the dot. Explain why this has happened. (2 marks).

June 2012
10) Three of the following structure are found in the retina and one is not. Which structure is not found in the retina? a) Rod b) Cone c) Optic chiasma d) Blind spot

How do we see the world? 01 The biology of the eye