Question

The rods, which number over 100 million, can only be activated by a certain range of wavelengths, but they do not pass any color information to the brain. In other words, they note differences in shades of grey (from black to white) and are responsible for a person's ability to see in dim light. Cones, which number around 6 million, give us color vision. Cones come in three different kinds: 64%% of cones are sensitive to long wavelengths of visible light (toward the red end of the spectrum), 32%% are sensitive to medium wavelengths, and the remaining 2%% are sensitive to short wavelengths (toward the blue end of the spectrum). Colors are differentiated on the basis of the extent to which visible light stimulates each kind of cone.

Do rods have their peak sensitivity at a higher or lower frequency than cones?
a) Higher
b) Lower

Answer 1

The correct answer is a

peak sensitivity is much higher for cones

Step-by-step explanation:

After reading this interesting problem, where it gives a good description of the types of photoreceptor cells that exist in the eyes

The Cone has its name because of the shape of a cone that has this shape that allows to perceive very small amounts of intensity

The Canes have the shape of a cane and are filled with a substance that is sensitive to color colors, but they need a greater intensity of light to be activated, for which reason they work in the daytime, when it gets dark the intensity of the light is insufficient to activate these cells and the only ones that send information to the brains are the cones.

With this explanation it is clear that cones have high sensitivity at all frequencies and rods have low to medium sensitivity at specific frequencies.

Therefore peak sensitivity is much higher for cones

The correct answer is a