Flicker-Fusion Is the Rate at Which a Series of Still

question 58

Multiple Choice

Flicker-fusion is the rate at which a series of still pictures become fused into a moving picture.How do most flying insects compare to humans and why?

• A)Flying insects have a slower rate because they are not as evolutionarily advanced as mammals.
• B)Flying insects have a slower rate because a faster rate would have no advantage for them.
• C)Flying insects have a faster rate because they are smaller.
• D)Flying insects have a faster rate that is an advantage flying through a crowded landscape.
• E)There is no way to determine what an insect can see or test why it developed.

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