In the Light-Adapted State

question 28

Multiple Choice

In the light-adapted state:

• A)rods are bleached and unable to function.
• B)colors are dull.
• C)we could see better in the dark.
• D)we can only see color and not black and white.

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Definitions:

Fungal Cell Walls

Rigid outer layers found in fungal cells, composed primarily of chitin, which provide structure and protection.

Chitin

A long-chain polymer of N-acetylglucosamine, a derivative of glucose, which forms a major component in the exoskeletons of arthropods and the cell walls of fungi.

Saprotrophy

The process or mode of nutrition that involves organisms feeding on decaying organic matter, breaking it down into simpler substances.

Saprotrophic

Describing organisms, often fungi and bacteria, that feed on and decompose dead organic matter.