Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: Cone cells are sensitive to dim light.
Statement 2: Rod cells are sensitive to bright light.

Choose the correct option:

Parallel to the incident rays

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Parallel to each other

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Inclined to each other

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Opposite to the incident rays

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Solution

The correct option is D
Opposite to the incident rays

There are two kinds of cells:

(i) Cones, which are sensitive to bright light and
(ii) Rods, which are sensitive to dim light.

Besides, cones sense color also.

Thus, both the statements in the question are wrong.

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Consider the following statements:
Statement 1: Cone cells are sensitive to dim light.
Statement 2: Rod cells are sensitive to bright light.

Choose the correct option:

Q. Statement I: Cones are sensitive to bright light.
Statement II: Rods 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.

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.

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Consider the following statements: Statement 1: Cone cells are sensitive to dim light. Statement 2: Rod cells are sensitive to bright light. Choose the correct option:

The correct option is D Opposite to the incident rays There are two kinds of cells: (i) Cones, which are sensitive to bright light and (ii) Rods, which are sensitive to dim light. Besides, cones sense color also. Thus, both the statements in the question are wrong.

Consider the following statements:

Statement 1: Cone cells are sensitive to dim light.
Statement 2: Rod cells are sensitive to bright light.

Choose the correct option:

The correct option is D
Opposite to the incident rays

There are two kinds of cells:

(i) Cones, which are sensitive to bright light and
(ii) Rods, which are sensitive to dim light.

Besides, cones sense color also.

Thus, both the statements in the question are wrong.