What Happens in Light Adaptation

question 91

Multiple Choice

What happens in light adaptation?

• A) Rhodopsin levels increase in rods.
• B) Rhodopsin levels decrease in rods.
• C) Cones become inactive.
• D) Rhodopsin levels increase in rods and cones become inactive.

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