Which of the Following Statements About Photoreceptors Is NOT True

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about photoreceptors is NOT true?

• A)Image-forming eyes are found only in vertebrates.
• B)Photoreceptors differ in complexity in different kinds of animals.
• C)Eyespots in planaria allow the direction of light to be determined.
• D)The simplest photoreceptors only recognize the presence and intensity of light.
• E)A compound eye as seen in insects has many different visual units,each containing a lens.

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