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प्रश्न
Give Reason:
Deficiency of vitamin A causes night blindness.
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उत्तर
Because the visual purple (Rhodopsin) of the rods is not formed in the absence of vitamin A.
संबंधित प्रश्न
A student is unable to see clearly the words written on the black board placed at a distance of approximately 3 m from him. Name the defect of vision the boy is suffering from. State the possible causes of this defect and explain the method of correcting it.
A man can read the number of a distant but clearly but he finds difficulty in reading a book.
What type of spectacle lens should he use to correct the defect?
Differentiate between members of the following pair with reference to what is asked in the bracket.
Rods and cones (sensitivity).
Name the following:
The photosensitive pigment present in the rod cells of the retina.
Given below is a diagram depicting a defect of the human eye? Study the same and answer the question that follow:

Draw a labeled diagram to show how the above mentioned defect is rectified using the lens named above.
Differentiate between:
Myopia and Hypermetropia.
Explain the Term: Cataract
With respect to human eye explain:
(i) How is the image formed on the retina?
(ii) How is the amount of light entering the eye-controlled?
(iii) What type of lens is used for the correction of ‘Long sight’ defect?
(iv) With the help of a ray, diagram show the defect of the eye and then its correction after the use of a lens.
Assertion: Concave mirrors are used as reflectors in torches, vehicle head lights and in search lights.
Reason: When an object is placed beyond the center of curvature of a concave mirror, the image formed is real and inverted.
State reasons for Myopia. With the help of ray diagrams, show the:
- image formation by a myopic eye, and
- correction of myopia using an appropriate lens.
