Michael opens his eyes in the morning to see the alarm clock on his dresser. at that point, his eyes are receiving light energy, which they change into neural messages for the brain. this conversion of one form of energy into another is called

Transduction.

Explanation:

Transduction is actually a process which involves the conversion of energies or messages from one kind to another. So in this case the transfer of light energy received by the eyes into the message for the brain is also called as transduction.