The light-sensitive cells found on the retina are known as .

Rods and cones

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Iris and pupil

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Cochlea and pinna

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aqueous and humour

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The correct option is A Rods and cones
Rods and cones are the light-sensitive cells on the retina. Cones are sensitive to bright light and are capable of color vision. Rods are sensitive to dim light and give twilight vision. They convert light waves into electrical impulses to be read by the brain.

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12. Retina of Human Eye is made of two kinds of cells. Which of the following statements are true with respect to the same ?

1. Rods are the cells which are sensitive to the bright light and colour.

2. Cons are the cells which are sensitive to the dim light.

Name the cells on the retina of an eye:

(a) which are sensitive to bright light.

(b) which are sensitive to dim light.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is correct regarding rods and cones in the human eye?
(a) Cones are sensitive to dim light
(b) Cones are sensitive to bright light
(c) Rods are sensitive to bright light
(d) Rods can sense colour

Q. Several statements are given here in reference to cone cells which of the following option indicates all correct statements for cone cells?
Statements
(i) Cone cells are less sensitive in bright light than Rod cells
(ii) They are responsible for colour vision
(iii) Erythropsin is a photo pigment which is sensitive to red colour light
(iv) They are present in fovea of retina.

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The light-sensitive cells found on the retina are known as .

The correct option is A Rods and conesRods and cones are the light-sensitive cells on the retina. Cones are sensitive to bright light and are capable of color vision. Rods are sensitive to dim light and give twilight vision. They convert light waves into electrical impulses to be read by the brain.