Which of the Following Is a FALSE Statement About the Eye

question 27

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a FALSE statement about the eye and vision?

• A) Light absorption in the eye requires the presence of photopigments such as rhodopsin.
• B) The fovea contains mostly cones and is your area of sharpest vision.
• C) Rods only detect the presence of light while cones detect the specific wavelength of light.
• D) The human eye changes the focal distance to focus exactly like a camera focuses.
• E) When viewing distant objects, your lens becomes more flat.

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Definitions:

Without

Lacking or in the absence of.

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