Final answer:
The retina areas that are farther from the macula lutea have a higher density of rods, which are responsible for vision in low light and peripheral vision, but not for the sharp and detailed vision associated with cones.
Step-by-step explanation:
Areas of the retina that are farther from the macula lutea contain more rods than cones. The macula lutea, particularly the fovea at its center, has the highest concentration of cones which are responsible for high visual acuity and sharpness of vision. Unlike in the fovea, where each photoreceptor cell—mostly cones—is connected to a single Retinal Ganglion Cell (RGC), in the periphery many photoreceptors converge on a single RGC. This results in less visual acuity in the periphery. Furthermore, rods which are more plentiful in the peripheral areas of the retina, are specialized for low light conditions and contribute to our peripheral vision and motion detection but do not provide the sharp, detailed, and color vision that cones do.