Isaac Is in a Room That Is Almost Completely Dark

question 8

Multiple Choice

Isaac is in a room that is almost completely dark.He notices while lying in bed that if he tries to focus on the faint little red light on the fire detector,it seems to disappear.When he asks his mother why this happens,she explains that the eye receptors that understand colour do not function well in very dim light.To which receptors is she referring?

• A) Rods
• B) Cones
• C) Cylinders
• D) Ganglia

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Definitions:

NAACP

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a civil rights organization founded in 1909 to fight for justice for African Americans.

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Guinn V. United States

A landmark Supreme Court case in 1915 that declared certain grandfather clause exemptions to literacy tests for voting rights unconstitutional, impacting African American voters.

Grandfather Clauses

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