Campbell Biology in Focus
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Rebecca Orr
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Chapter 38, Problem 10TYU
FOCUS ON ORGANIZATION
In a short essay (100-150 words), describe three ways in which the structure of the lens of the human eye is well adapted to its function in vision.
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Recall that the eye is composed of three layers or "tunics" — the fibrous, vascular, and nervous layers — which enclose two cavities that are separated from each other by the lens. Review the components of these three layers by matching each description with the appropriate letter in the figure below:
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