Photoreceptors

Question 1

Rods

Answer 1

Peripheral located
Black and white
Motion sensitive
Night vision (dim)
Many 20 million per eye
1 Kind
Pigment: Rhodopsin
Contain vitamin A

Question 2

Cones

Answer 2

Centrally located
Color sensitive
Clarity and detail
Day (bright light)
Fewer 6 million per eye
3 Kinds: Red, Green, Blue
Pigment: Iododopsin
Contains Vitamin A