Which Statement Comparing the Eyes of Arthropods and the Eyes

question 244

Multiple Choice

Which statement comparing the eyes of arthropods and the eyes of vertebrates is false?

• A) An arthropod eye has many optical units, while a vertebrate eye has one optical unit.
• B) The eyes of vertebrates produce detailed images, and the eyes of arthropods provide information about patterns in the environment.
• C) The number of ommatidia in a compound eye varies dramatically among arthropods, but all vertebrate eyes have a single optical unit.
• D) A vertebrate eye has a single narrow-angle lens, and an arthropod eye has many wide-angle lenses.
• E) The images formed by arthropod eyes have low resolution compared with the high-resolution images formed by vertebrate eyes.