Human’s eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the approximate range of 400 to 750 nm. Bee’s eyes are sensitive in the range of 300 to 650 nm. Snakes like pythons, boas, vipers and rattlesnakes detect the body heat of nearby prey using heat sensory pit organs on their faces. These snakes use pit organs to detect infrared radiation with wavelengths centered on 0.01 millimeters. This wavelength corresponds to those emitted from warm-blooded animals.   Which species can detect t

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Human’s eyes are sensitive to wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation in the approximate range of 400 to 750 nm. Bee’s eyes are sensitive in the range of 300 to 650 nm. Snakes like pythons, boas, vipers and rattlesnakes detect the body heat of nearby prey using heat sensory pit organs on their faces. These snakes use pit organs to detect infrared radiation with wavelengths centered on 0.01 millimeters. This wavelength corresponds to those emitted from warm-blooded animals.

 

  1. Which species can detect the highest energy electromagnetic radiation and which the lowest?



  1. Calculate the frequencies in Hz (waves/second) that correspond to each of these wavelengths.




  1. What types of radiation can each of these species detect?
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