Answer the following questions in reference to the five eye structures listed below.

A. This structure forms the transparent front of the eye.
B. This structure primarily acts to focus light waves.
C. Cephalopods use this structure to produce a sharply defined, detailed image.
D. This structure is found in the compound eyes of insects but not in the eyes of vertebrates.
E. This structure acts to maintain the shape of the eye and to transmit light to other structures.


A. cornea
B. lens
C. camera eye
D. ommatidium
E. vitreous body

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