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NSSBIO3E PPT Ch15 e
NSSBIO3E PPT Ch15 e
NSSBIO3E PPT Ch15 e
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Think about…
15.1Irritability
15.2Human eye
15.3Human ear
15.4Phototropism of plants
Recall Think about…
Concept map
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lenses put in
before sleeping
cornea ( 角膜 )
reshaped
during sleep
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15.1 Irritability
• organisms can
stimuli (in刺激
detect changes )
the environment
and respond to them
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15.1 Irritability
• irritability ( 感應性 ):
ability of detecting stimuli and
giving responses
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A Importance of irritability
• helps organisms obtain food, e.g.
butterfly detects
the smell of nectar
(stimulus)
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A Importance of irritability
• helps organisms obtain food, e.g.
shoot of plant
detects a light
source (stimulus)
A Importance of irritability
• helps organisms find mates, e.g.
A Importance of irritability
• helps organisms escape from danger, e.g.
B Detection of stimuli
consist of sensory cells ( 感覺細
胞)
• by receptors ( 感受器 )
Receptors in humans
Stimulus
Sense organ Type of receptor
detected
Eye Photoreceptor Light
( 光感受器 )
( 機械感受器 )
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Receptors in humans
Stimulus
Sense organ Type of receptor
detected
Nose Chemoreceptor Chemicals
( 化學感受器 ) in the air
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Receptors in humans
Stimulus
Sense organ Type of receptor
detected
Mechanoreceptor Pressure
Skin
Thermoreceptor Temperature
( 温度感受器 ) change
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Example
Light (stimulus)
from the bus is
detected by the
photoreceptors in
the boy’s eyes.
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Example
The photoreceptors
generate and send
nerve impulses
( 神經脈衝 ) along
the nerves ( 神經 )
to the brain
(coordinator).
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Example
The brain
(coordinator)
interprets the
nerve impulses
and produces the
sense of sight
(sensation 感覺 ).
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Example
The brain
(coordinator) sends
nerve impulses to
the leg muscles
(effector 效應器 ).
The leg muscles
contract and the boy
runs towards the bus
(response).
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Example
The brain
links receptors and (coordinator) sends
effectors so that they nerve impulses to
are well coordinated the leg muscles
(effector 效應器 ).
The leg muscles
contract and the boy
runs towards the bus
(response).
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stimulus
3 detected by
receptor
sends nerve impulses to
(e.g. brain) (interprets
coordinator
nerve impulses)
sends nerve impulses to
effector (e.g. muscles)
produces
response
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light
detected
by eye
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eyelid ( 眼瞼 )
• can be closed to
protect the eye from
dirt and strong light
• spreads tears over
the eye surface
when we blink
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tear duct ( 淚管 )
• drains tears into the
nasal cavity
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orbit ( 眼窩 )
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eyeball
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eye muscles
• enable the
eyeball to
conjunctiva ( 結膜 ) rotate
(not cover the cornea)
• keeps the front part of the
eye moist and lubricated
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blue grey
iris
green brown
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pupil
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(light-sensitive cells)
- rod cells ( 視桿細胞 )
- cone cells ( 視錐細胞 )
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ciliary body
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cornea
iris
ciliary body
suspensory
ligaments
lens
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15.1
Practical 15.1
Dissection of ox eye
Procedure
1 Remove the eye muscles and fatty tissue.
fatty
tissue
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2 Identify the sclera and optic nerve.
optic nerve
sclera
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2 Cut the eye in half.
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3 Examine the front half of the eye.
Identify the cornea, iris and pupil.
Front view Back view
pupil
iris
cornea cornea
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15.1
4 Examine the lens and vitreous humour.
Note their texture.
lens vitreous
humour
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15.1
5 Examine the back half of the eye.
Locate the blind spot.
blind
spot optic
nerve
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pupil
• allows light to
enter the eye
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lens
• refracts and
focuses light
onto the retina
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suspensory
ligament
• connects the
lens to the
ciliary body
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sclera
• protects inner
structures
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sclera
• maintains the
shape of the
eyeball
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sclera
• provides a
surface for
attachment of
eye muscles
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retina
• contains
photoreceptors
to detect light
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yellow spot
• has a high
density of cone
cells
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blind spot
• has no
photoreceptors
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optic nerve
• transmits
nerve impulses
from the retina to
the cerebrum
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aqueous
humour retina
cornea
lens
vitreous
humour
refract light
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nerve
impulse
The photoreceptors on the retina are
stimulated by the light. They generate
nerve impulses.
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optic nerve
The photoreceptors
nerve impulses travelon the
along
retina
theare
stimulated
optic nervebytothe
thelight.
visual
They
centre
generate
nerve
( 視覺中心 impulses.
) in the cerebrum of the brain.
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optic nerve
light
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nerve fibres to
optic nerve
rod cell
layers of nerve cells
(neurones) cone cell
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1 Types of photoreceptors
optic nerve
Rod cells and light
cone cells are
stimulated
generate
nerve
impulses rod cell
1 Types of photoreceptors
rod cell
cone
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segment segment
containing containing
pigment pigment
• more numerous • less numerous
• pigment sensitive to • pigment sensitive to
light of low intensity light of high intensity
important for vision work best in
in dim light bright light
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segment segment
containing containing
pigment pigment
• cannot detect colour • can detect colour
responsible for responsible for
black and white colour vision
vision
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Cone cells
• 3 types: red, green and blue
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Cone cells
100 blue cone cell most sensitive
(% of light absorbed)
80
to blue light
sensitivity
60
40
20
wavelength
400 500 600 700 (nm)
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Cone cells
100 green cone cell most sensitive
(% of light absorbed)
80
to green light
sensitivity
60
40
20
wavelength
400 500 600 700 (nm)
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Cone cells
100 red cone cell most sensitive
(% of light absorbed)
80
to red light
sensitivity
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40
20
wavelength
400 500 600 700 (nm)
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Cone cells
• combined stimulation of different types
of cone cells
different colours perceived
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Cone cells
Cone cells Colour
Red Green Blue perceived
+ red
+ green
+ blue
+ + yellow
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Cone cells
Cone cells Colour
Red Green Blue perceived
+ + magenta
+ + cyan
+ + + white
- - - black
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2 Distribution of photoreceptors on
retina • mainly located on the periphery
• none at the yellow spot and the
photoreceptors per mm2
blind spot
150 000
number of
rod cell
100 000
50 000
2 Distribution of photoreceptors on
retina • concentrated at the yellow spot
• only a few on the periphery
photoreceptors per mm2
150 000
number of
rod cell
100 000
50 000
cone cell
2 Distribution of photoreceptors on
retina Yellow spot
• concentrated with cone cells
photoreceptors per mm2
• no rod cells
150 000
number of
rod cell
100 000
50 000
cone cell
2 Distribution of photoreceptors on
retina Blind spot
• no rod cells
photoreceptors per mm2
rod cell
100 000
50 000
cone cell
Blind spot
blind spot
• where the
optic nerve
leaves
the eyeball
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Blind spot
retina blind spot
no photoreceptors
no nerve impulses
sent to the brain
Blind spot
Let’s experience the presence of the blind
spot through an activity.
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Blind spot
1 Hold your textbook at arm’s length and
at horizontal level with your eyes.
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Blind spot
2 Close your left eye and keep staring at
the with your right eye.
3 At the same time, slowly move the
book towards yourself.
What happens?
The disappears at
a certain distance.
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Blind spot
At a certain distance…
image formed on
image formed on another part of the
blind spot retina
cannot see can see
blind spot retina
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In bright light
Animation 15.3
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In bright light
In dim light
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In dim light
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diverging
light rays from a near object
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thicker lens
refracts light more
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parallel
light rays from a distant object
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thinner lens
refracts light less
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most curved
curvature of lens
(arbitrary unit)
least curved
time
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(arbitrary unit)
least curved
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(arbitrary unit)
least curved
time
0 5 10 15 20 25 (s)
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2 Focusing on
near objects
Focusing on
distant objects
Ciliary Contract Relax
muscles
Suspensory Tension Tension
ligaments decreases ; increases ;
become become
slackened tightened
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2 Focusing on
near objects
Focusing on
distant objects
Lens Thicker Thinner
(more convex) (less convex)
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G Eye defects
Animation 15.5
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1 Short sight
Vision problem
1 Short sight
Cause
Lens too thick Eyeball too long
light rays
from a
distant object image formed
in front of the retina
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1 Short sight
Correction
Lens too thick Eyeball too long
light rays
diverged
concave
lens
image formed
on the retina
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2 Long sight
Vision problem
2 Long sight
Cause
Lens too thin Eyeball too short
light rays
from a
near object image formed
behind the retina
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2 Long sight
Correction
Lens too thin Eyeball too short
light rays
converged
convex
lens
image formed
on the retina
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3 Colour blindness
Vision problem
• cannot distinguish some or all colours
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3 Colour blindness
Vision problem
Red-green colour
Normal vision
blindness ( 紅綠色
盲)
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3 Colour blindness
Vision problem
• most common Red-green colour
• cannot distinguish blindness ( 紅綠色
between red and 盲)
green
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3 Colour blindness
Vision problem
Total colour
Normal vision
blindness ( 全色盲 )
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3 Colour blindness
Vision problem
• rare Total colour
blindness ( 全色盲 )
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3 Colour blindness
Cause
• caused by the deficiency or defect of one or
more of the three cone cell types
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3 Colour blindness
Cause
• caused by Red-green colour
deficiency or defect blindness ( 紅綠色
of the red or green 盲)
cone cells, or both
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3 Colour blindness
Correction
• inherited
• cannot be cured or corrected by wearing
lenses
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Short sight
Vision problem:
Can only see near objects clearly
as the images of distant objects are
formed in front of the retina
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Short sight
Cause:
Lens too thick and/or
eyeball too long
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Short sight
Correction:
Wear concave lenses
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Long sight
Vision problem:
Can only see distant objects clearly
as the images of near objects are
formed behind the retina
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Long sight
Cause:
Lens too thin and/or
eyeball too short
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Long sight
Correction:
Wear convex lenses
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Colour blindness
Vision problem:
Cannot distinguish some or all
colours
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Colour blindness
Cause:
Deficiency or defect in one or more of
the three types of cone cells
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Colour blindness
Correction:
Can / Cannot be cured or corrected
by wearing lenses
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sound
detected
by ear
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3 regions
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1 Outer ear
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Pinna ( 耳廓 )
• cartilage covered
by skin
• collects sound
waves
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Auditory canal
( 聽道 )
• directs sound
waves to the
eardrum
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Auditory canal
( 聽道 )
• produces wax which
lubricates the canal
and traps dirt and
bacteria
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Eardrum ( 鼓膜 )
• a thin and elastic
membrane
• converts
sound waves into
vibrations
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Ear bones ( 聽小
骨)
1 mm
smallest bones
in our body
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Round window ( 圓
窗)
• releases the fluid
pressure in the
cochlea into the air
in the middle ear
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2 Middle ear
When we are on a plane
that is taking off…
air pressure
outside quickly
when we go higher
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2 Middle ear
Eustachian tube
( 耳咽管 )
• equalizes the air
pressure on either
side of the eardrum
to pharynx
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Auditory nerve
( 聽神經 )
• transmits nerve
impulses to the
auditory centre in
the brain
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Cochlea ( 耳蝸 )
• for hearing
• coiled tube with
3 parallel canals
separated by
membranes
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3 Inner ear
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3 Inner ear
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3 Inner ear
membrane
hair
sensory hair cell
( 感覺毛細胞 )
nerve fibres
of hair cells form auditory nerve
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3 Inner ear
When endolymph vibrates…
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3 Inner ear
hairs of healthy hairs of damaged
sensory hair sensory hair
cells cells
repeated
exposure
to loud
(×2000) sound (×2000)
hearing loss
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3 Inner ear
Semicircular
canals ( 半規管 )
• not involved in
hearing
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3 Inner ear
Semicircular
canals ( 半規管 ) when
stimulated send nerve
• contain sensory impulses to
hair cells to detect the brain
the directions of
head movements
coordinates muscles
to maintain body
balance
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auditory canal
• directs sound
waves to the
eardrum
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eardrum
• converts sound
waves to sound
vibrations
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ear bones
• amplify and transmit vibrations from
the eardrum to the oval window
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oval window
• transmits vibrations from the
ear bones to the inner ear
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Eustachian tube
• equalizes air
pressure on both
sides of the
eardrum
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round window
• releases fluid pressure to
the air in the middle ear
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auditory canal
pinna eardrum
Sound waves collected by the pinna
are directed to the eardrum.
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eardrum
Sound waves cause the eardrum to
vibrate.
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ear bones
The ear bones amplify and transmit
the vibrations to the oval window.
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cochlea
perilymph
The oval window vibrates, causing the
perilymph in the cochlea to vibrate.
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cochlea
perilymph endolymph
Vibrations are transmitted to the
endolymph of the cochlea.
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sensory
hair cell
The sensory hair cells in the central
canal are stimulated. They generate
nerve impulses.
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sensation
of hearing
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round window
Vibrations are transmitted to the round
window to release the fluid pressure into
the air in the middle ear.
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A Responses of plants to
unilateral light
• directional growth movement of
a part of a plant in response to
unilateral light
phototropism ( 向光
性)
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A Responses of plants to
unilateral light
• shoots and roots respond differently to
unilateral light
unilateral light
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A Responses of plants to
unilateral light
Shoot
• grows towards light
• positively phototropic
enables leaves to obtain
the maximum amount of
light for photosynthesis
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A Responses of plants to
unilateral light
Root
• grows away from light
• negatively phototropic
enables roots to anchor
to the soil for support
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15.2
Investigation of the phototropic responses
of shoots and roots
Procedure
1 Set up the apparatus as shown.
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15.2
1 light-proof boxes seedling
light light
culture
solution
stand clinostat
( 旋轉
set-up A set-up B 器)
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15.2
1
light light
turn
on the
set-up A set-up B clinostat
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15.2
2 Observe and record any differences in
the way the seedlings have grown in
both set-ups after 2 days.
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15.2
Results and discussion
What do you observe in set-up A?
The shoots of the seedlings grow towards
the light (positively phototropic) while the
roots grow away from the light (negatively
phototropic).
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15.2
Results and discussion
What do you observe in set-up B?
Set-up B is a control in which the clinostat
eliminates the effect of unilateral light.
In this set-up, the shoots grow vertically
upwards and the roots grow vertically
downwards.
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easy to observe
• they grow rapidly
• they are small and easy
to handle
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opaque collar
A B C D
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A B C D A B C D
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A B C D A B C D
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A B C D
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unilateral light
A B C D A B C D
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• A substance is
unilateral light
produced in the tip
and it is chemical in
nature.
agar mica
A B
block C D
plate A B C D
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• A substance is
unilateral light
produced in the tip
and it is chemical in
nature.
×
A B C D A B C D
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• The chemical is
unilateral light
transmitted to the
lower part of the
coleoptile where it
causes bending to
occur.
A B C D A B C D
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mica plates
A B
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unilateral light
A B A B
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• The chemical
unilateral light
produced in the tip
can pass down the
shaded side of the
coleoptile, causing
bending towards the
illuminated side.
A B A B
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A
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A A
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mica plate
X Y
agar blocks
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X Y
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X Y
B B
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C Auxins
• Went identified the chemical
produced in the tip of the
coleoptile that causes
phototropism. He named it:
auxin ( 生長
素)
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1 Nature of auxins
• a group of plant growth substances
• the most common naturally occurring
auxin is indoleacetic acid (IAA)
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1 Nature of auxins
produced in small
amounts in apical
meristem travel down
region of promote cell
elongation elongation
Experiment 1
decapitated
coleoptile
coleoptile tip
agar agar
block A A block B B
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Experiment 1
uniform light in darkness
A B
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Experiment 1
in darkness in darkness
24° 24°
A B
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Experiment 1
Experiment 1
24°
A B
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Experiment 2
coleoptile tip
L R L R
Experiment 2
unilateral light unilateral light
L R L R
C D E F
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Experiment 2
in darkness in darkness
L R L R
L R L R
C D E F
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Experiment 2
in darkness in darkness
L R L R
12
24 °
° 31
°
C D E F
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Experiment 2
C D E F
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Experiment 2
• Coleoptiles C and D
bend to the same
degree
agar blocks
L and R contain 24° 24° 12° 31°
the same amount
of auxins
C D E F
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Experiment 2
• Coleoptile F bends
the most
auxins move
from the
illuminated side to 24° 24° 12° 31°
the shaded side
C D E F
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P
in a
unilateral Q rotating agar mica
light
clinostat block plates
R
coleoptile 1 2 3 4 5
result bent growth bent growth (not
after towards without towards without recorded)
two days the left bending the left bending
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P
in a
unilateral Q rotating agar mica
light
clinostat block plates
R
coleoptile 1 2 3 4 5
result bent growth bent growth (not
after towards without towards without recorded)
two days the left bending the left bending
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a Region Q (1)
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coleoptile 1 2 3 4 5
result bent growth bent growth (not
after towards without towards without recorded)
two days the left bending the left bending
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b i Coleoptiles 1 and 2 (1)
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P
in a
unilateral Q rotating agar mica
light
clinostat block plates
R
coleoptile 1 2 3 4 5
result bent growth bent growth (not
after towards without towards without recorded)
two days the left bending the left bending
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b ii Coleoptile 2 (1)
It is identical to coleoptile 1 except that the
factor under investigation (i.e. unilateral light) is
removed by the rotating clinostat. (1)
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unilateral in a
light rotating
clinostat
How should the
control be set
factor under up?
investigation
coleoptile 1 2
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• identical to the
unilateral in a
light rotating experimental set-up
clinostat the effect
except that ________
_________________
of unilateral light
factor under
is absent (being
investigation
removed by the rotating
coleoptile 1 2
clinostat)
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coleoptile
experimental
set-up
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Correct use of an
agar block agar block agar block
with auxins without auxins
without auxins (1)
decapitated
coleoptile
decapitated
coleoptile
Correct labels (1)
Correct drawing (1)
experimental control
set-up
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P
in a
unilateral Q rotating agar mica
light
clinostat block plates
R
coleoptile 1 2 3 4 5
result bent growth bent growth (not
after towards without towards without recorded)
two days the left bending the left bending
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c There may be a growth-promoting substance
passing from the tip to the growing region of the
coleoptile. (1)
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in a
unilateral Q rotating agar mica
light
clinostat block plates
R
coleoptile 1 2 3 4 5
result bent growth bent growth (not
after towards without towards without recorded)
two days the left bending the left bending
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d Coleoptile 5 would grow vertically upwards. (1)
As the mica plate prevents the lateral transport of
auxins, (1)
the auxins in the region of elongation of the
coleoptile is distributed evenly. (1)
As a result, the illuminated side and the shaded
side of the coleoptile grew at the same rate and no
bending occurred. (1)
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% stimulation
200
150
growth response
100
50
0
% inhibition
shoots
50 roots
100
10-6 10-4 10-2 1 102 104
concentration of auxins (ppm)
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% stimulation
high200
auxin
concentrations
150
growth response
promote shoot
100 but inhibit
growth
root50growth
0
% inhibition
shoots
50 roots
100
10-6 10-4 10-2 1 102 104
concentration of auxins (ppm)
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% stimulation
200 low auxin
150
concentrations
growth response
promote root
100 growth
50
0
% inhibition
shoots
50 roots
100
10-6 10-4 10-2 1 102 104
concentration of auxins (ppm)
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% stimulation
200 but have little effect
150
on shoot growth
growth response
100
50
0
% inhibition
shoots
50 roots
100
10-6 10-4 10-2 1 102 104
concentration of auxins (ppm)
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D Mechanism of phototropism
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shoot
auxins
root
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auxins are
distributed
evenly
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root grows
straight
downwards
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unilateral light
1
shoot
auxins
root
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unilateral light
2
unilateral
auxins move from light
illuminated side
to shaded side
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unilateral light
3 in shoot, high auxin concentration
on shaded side
promotes growth cells on
(cell elongation) shaded
side
shoot bends elongate
towards light more
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unilateral light
3 in root, high auxin concentration
on shaded side
inhibits growth
(cell elongation)
cells on
shaded side
root bends away
elongate less
from light
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Stimuli
examples
light sound
in humans is in plants is in humans is
detected by detected by detected by
eye
contains
rod cells & cone cells
send nerve impulses to
visual centre in brain
gives sensation of
sight
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eye
controlling the
eye
amount of light
accommodation
entering it
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ear
contains
sensory hair cells
send nerve impulses to
auditory centre in brain
gives sensation of
hearing
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