Multiple Choice
Which type of photoreceptor is responsible for black, white, and gray vision in the human eye?
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A 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.
Imagine 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.
How do rods and cones differ functionally?
Describe the response of rhodopsin to light stimuli. What is the outcome of this cascade of events?
Why can you see an object better in dim light by looking to the side of it instead of directly at it?