The Sensitivity of an Ant's Visual System to the Polarization

question 36

Multiple Choice

The sensitivity of an ant's visual system to the polarization of light is based on

• A) stacks of microvilli with specific orientations.
• B) ommatidia that face different directions.
• C) two distinct photopigments that are sensitive to light polarized at different angles.
• D) the fact that UV light looks different when it is polarized at different angles.
• E) special cells that act as filters over some photoreceptors, blocking light polarized at specific angles.

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