Question

assessment questions
what connection does the author draw between seeing in the dark and eyeshine?
a. some animals that can see in the dark have large pupils that reflect light, causing eyeshine.
b. some animals that can see in the dark are unable to see during the daytime because of their eyeshine.
c. some animals that can see in the dark possess a tapetum lucidum that reflects light, causing eyeshine.
d. some animals that can see in the dark possess a tapteum lucidum that protects their eyes from eyeshine.

Explanation:

The tapetum lucidum is a reflective layer behind the retina in some animals that allows them to see better in the dark. It reflects light back through the retina, and this reflection causes eyeshine. Option C correctly describes this connection. Option A is wrong as it's not just large pupils that cause eyeshine. Option B is incorrect as eyeshine doesn't prevent daytime - seeing. Option D is wrong because the tapetum lucidum causes eyeshine, not protects from it.

Answer:

C. Some animals that can see in the dark possess a tapetum lucidum that reflects light, causing eyeshine.