Photoreceptors (rods vs cones)

Question 1

In rods the proteins in the dics are called rhodopsin but in cones, they care called _______________ (rods & cones have the same process when the disc are hit by light)

Answer 1

photopsin

Question 2

Cones are located in front of the ______________

Answer 2

Fovea

Question 3

Rods are mostly found in the _____________ of the eye

Answer 3

Periphery

Question 4

Rods don’t product __________ vision but cones do, but rods are responsible for telling us if light is present

Answer 4

Color (black & white vision)

Question 5

Cones result in __________ vision, it has red, green, & blue cones

Answer 5

Color

Question 6

Rods have a slow recovery time & cones have a _________ recovery time

Answer 6

Fast (When a rod is activated by light & fires an activation potential, it’ll take longer for it to fire another activation potential)(your eyes taking awhile to get adjusted to a dark room)