Question

The fovea is responsible for _______ because it has a high density of cones.

a) Peripheral vision
b) Color vision
c) Low-light vision
d) Depth perception

Answer 1

The fovea is responsible for acute vision because it has a high density of cones.

Step-by-step explanation:

The fovea is the region in the center back of the eye that is responsible for acute vision. The fovea has a high density of cones. When you bring your gaze to an object to examine it intently in bright light, the eyes orient so that the object's image falls on the fovea. However, when looking at a star in the night sky or other object in dim light, the object can be better viewed by the peripheral vision because it is the rods at the edges of the retina, rather than the cones at the center, that operate better in low light. In humans, cones far outnumber rods in the fovea.