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What is the main function of the lens in the eye?
What is the main function of the lens in the eye?
What are the cells called that help us see in color during the day?
What are the cells called that help us see in color during the day?
What do photoreceptors convert into electrical signals?
What do photoreceptors convert into electrical signals?
What is the layer at the back of the eye that contains rods and cones?
What is the layer at the back of the eye that contains rods and cones?
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What is the term used to describe the rods and cones in the retina?
What is the term used to describe the rods and cones in the retina?
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What is the light-sensitive protein responsible for color vision located in the cone cells of the eye's retina called?
What is the light-sensitive protein responsible for color vision located in the cone cells of the eye's retina called?
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Which protein is responsible for vision in low light conditions in the rod cells of the eye's retina?
Which protein is responsible for vision in low light conditions in the rod cells of the eye's retina?
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What process involves the conversion of light into signals that the nervous system can detect?
What process involves the conversion of light into signals that the nervous system can detect?
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Which cells help to focus the image in the field of view and enhance contrast in the eye?
Which cells help to focus the image in the field of view and enhance contrast in the eye?
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What is the cranial nerve that transmits information from the retina to the brain often referred to as?
What is the cranial nerve that transmits information from the retina to the brain often referred to as?
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