Yes, everyone knows that cephalopods have chromatophores that are controlled by the nervous system and that they expand and contract. How does a visual signal produced by the eye get transmitted throughout the body to superficially match a recognized environmental pattern.That is, how is the patten of whatever the organism rests on replicated in the invertebrates tissues.
2006-10-06 21:17:24 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Consider this question as opposed to your own.
How can a human look at his surroundings and draw a picture of it? The eyes send an image to your brain which in turn sends pulses to your hand and you draw the picture. The same could be said for these animals, but instead of drawing a picture with their hands, the pulses sent from it's nervous system controll the chromatophores on it's body to change from one color to the other.
I hope my analogy works for you, it's not bad imho :)
2006-10-06 21:20:52 · answer #1 · answered by iswd1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It quickly changes its clothes?
2006-10-06 21:21:48 · answer #2 · answered by backinbowl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋