One of the Reasons That Rods Are More Sensitive to Dim

question 80

Multiple Choice

 One of the reasons that rods are more sensitive to dim light than cones is that

• A) they form graded potentials instead of the action potentials formed by cones.
• B) they are found in the eye in greater numbers than cones.
• C) it takes less light to break apart rhodopsin than the photopigments found in cones.
• D) rhodopsin shows a peak response to all wavelengths in the visual spectrum.

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