Imagine That Biologists Have Discovered an Animal That Has Eyes

question 111

Multiple Choice

Imagine that biologists have discovered an animal that has eyes very similar to human eyes, but that the only receptor cells in the retina are rods; there are no cones. Based on what is known about human vision, you might expect this animal to

• A)have poor vision in low illumination.
• B)have no color vision.
• C)have poor peripheral vision.
• D)be able to detect extremely fine details.

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