Multiple ChoiceA light hits your retina with a wavelength of 610 nm. Which cones will be stimulated, and what color will you perceive? Use the figure to help you answer.292views5rank
Multiple ChoiceImagine that you are walking in the woods at night in very low light. A red flower and a green leaf are both reflecting the same total amount of light. Which would appear brighter to you and why? The image is provided for reference.262views3rank3comments
Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following shows the correct order of light transmission from the air to the retina?544views1rank
Textbook QuestionDescribe the response of rhodopsin to light stimuli. What is the outcome of this cascade of events?277views
Textbook QuestionWhy can you see an object better in dim light by looking to the side of it instead of directly at it?220views
Textbook QuestionEach of the following statements is false. Correct each statement to make it true.a. Photons are absorbed by rhodopsin in retinal ganglion cells.185views
Textbook QuestionEach of the following statements is false. Correct each statement to make it true.b. Rods and cones are found in the fovea centralis.205views
Textbook QuestionEach of the following statements is false. Correct each statement to make it true.c. In the dark, rods and cones produce action potentials.220views
Textbook QuestionYou are at a park watching some deer 35 feet away from you. A friend taps you on the shoulder to ask a question. As you turn to look at your friend, who is standing just 2 feet away, what changes would your eyes undergo?208views
Textbook QuestionYour friend Shelly suffers from myopia (nearsightedness). You remember from your physics class that concave lenses cause light waves to spread or diverge and that convex lenses cause light waves to converge. What type of corrective lenses would you suggest to your friend? (a) concave lenses, (b) convex lenses.195views