Each of the Following Statements Regarding Vision Is True

question 19

Multiple Choice

Each of the following statements regarding vision is true.Which statement best explains why we cannot see colors in dim light?

• A)The human eye has three kinds of cone photoreceptors.
• B)There are six types of opponent color cells in the lateral geniculate nucleus.
• C)The human eye has only one kind of rod photoreceptor.
• D)All photoreceptors contain the same chromophore.
• E)Cone photoreceptors are concentrated in the fovea.

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