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This Concept Map, created with IHMC CmapTools, has information related to: Cat Sensory Systems Final, increased ability to hunt in low light increasing survival, Adaptive Function/ Current Utility being increased ability to detect pheromones, better developed than humans (know 3 for Post-Topic quiz) including Crepuscular / Night Vision, better developed than humans (know 3 for Post-Topic quiz) including Touch, Interesting Note: Cats have a food temperature preference (100 F) and avoid colder foods that are possibly toxic or decomposing allowing for increased survival, Smell #2 with the Internal Control Mechanism, Color Vision with the Adaptive Function / Current Utility, better developed than humans (know 3 for Post-Topic quiz) including Smell #1, Smell #1 with the Adaptive Function / Current Utility, Smell #2 with the Adaptive Function/ Current Utility, Crepuscular / Night Vision with the Internal Control Mechanism, Touch with the Internal Control Mechanism, improved ability to hear & locate their prey allowing for improved hunting, Adaptive Function / Current Utility being Communcation for stimulating social and sexual behvaiors, Reflects light that passes through the retina back into their eye increasing Their sensitivity to light, Communcation for stimulating social and sexual behvaiors allowing for increased reproduction, Pheromone Detection Due to Well developed olfactory bulb, Cats have a tapetum lucidium Which Reflects light that passes through the retina back into their eye, avoidance of eating decaying prey allowing for improved survival, Fewer Taste buds with a gene mutation leading to no taste buds for sweetness