When a photon of light strikes a photoreceptor,
a. the photopigment unites with a molecule of vitamin A and a nerve impulse is generated.
b. photopigment is regenerated.
c. rhodopsin is released into the visual pathway leading from the optic disk to the occipital
cortex.
d. the photopigment splits, and a series of chemical events stimulates the photoreceptors so
that it generates a signal.
e. rhodopsin splits apart and becomes rose-colored, initiating events that stimulate the
ganglion cells.
d. the photopigment splits, and a series of chemical events stimulates the
photoreceptors so that it generates a signal.
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A) the relative roles of nature and nurture. B) how genes behave when combined with other genes. C) how parents and other adults influence behavior. D) only the impact of DNA and other genetic factors.