Which one of the following statements is not correct?
1. Retinal is the light absorbing portion of visual photopigments
2. In retina the rods have the photopigment rhodopsin, while cones have three different
photopigments
3. Retinal is a derivative of vitamin-C
4. Rhodopsin is the purplish red protein present in rods only
Which one of the following is the correct difference between rod cells and cone cells of our retina?
Features |
Rod Cells |
Cone Cells |
|
1. |
Visual acuity |
High |
Low |
2. |
Visual pigment contained |
Iodopsin |
Rhodopsin |
3. |
Overall function |
Vision in poor light |
Colour vision and detailed vision in bright light |
4. |
Distribution |
More concentrated in the centre of the retina |
Evenly distributed all over the retina |