Each of the Following Statements Regarding Vision Is True

question 82

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements regarding vision is true. Which statement best explains why we cannot see colors in dim light?

• A) The human eye has three kinds of cone photoreceptors.
• B) The lateral geniculate nucleus contains opponent color cells.
• C) The human eye has only one kind of rod photoreceptor.
• D) All photoreceptors contain the same chromophore.
• E) Cone photoreceptors are concentrated in the fovea.

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