Question

PLEASE HELP IM IN A TEST , ILL GIVE 100 POINTS!! How are visible light, the electromagnetic spectrum, and photoreceptors in the eye related?

A. Photo receptors in the eye detect the electromagnetic spectrum which contains a range known as visible light
B. Photo receptors in the eye detect visible light which is part of the wider electromagnetic spectrum
C. Photo receptors in the eye detect visible light which contains a range known as the electromagnetic spectrum
D. Photo receptors in the eye detect the electromagnetic spectrum which is part of the water visible light range

Answer 1

B. Photo receptors in the eye detect visible light which is part of the wider electromagnetic spectrum

Step-by-step explanation:

Electromagnetic spectrum is wide and huge and a range in this spectrum (around wavelenght 380 to 700 nanometers) is called visible light spectrum which is the only light that our eyes can see.

Thus photoreceptors in eye detect visible light which is part of bigger spectrum (we CANNOT see the entire electromagnetic spectrum only a small range which is known as visible light spectrum range).

I know the answer but the wording is tricky so I am not sure between A and B. Im sorry if I get it wrong. A sounds sort of right but I would not go with it cuz it says receptors detect electromagnetic spectrum (but we DO NOT detect all of the spectrum only a small portion)

Go with your gut.