Question

Name the process/ term for the following statements:

The photosensitive pigments present in the rod cells of the retina.

Answer 1

Rhodopsin:

1. The rod cells are the photoreceptor cells present widely spread in the retina.
2. They are responsible for vision in dim light.
3. They contain a pigment called rhodopsin that gets bleached away in bright light.
4. Rhodopsin does not respond to the color of an object.
5. It is stimulated in the dim light.