How Do the Retinas of Predatory Birds, Such as Hawks

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Multiple Choice

How do the retinas of predatory birds, such as hawks, differ from the retinas of prey species, such as rats?

• A) Hawks have one fovea; rats have two.
• B) Hawks have greater density of receptors on the top half of their retinas than do rats.
• C) Hawks do not have bipolar cells in the retina; rats have an abundance of bipolar cells in the retina.
• D) Hawks have mostly rods, whereas rats have mostly cones.

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