Question

Owls are nocturnal animals. They are active at night and hunt small animals for food. Owls have large eyes and can see well at night. This is due to ______.

Options

• Cones and Rhodopsin

• Rods and Iodopsin

• Rods and Rhodopsin

• Cones and Iodopsin

Answer 1

Owls are nocturnal animals. They are active at night and hunt small animals for food. Owls have large eyes and can see well at night. This is due to rods and rhodopsin.

Explanation:

Owls have superb night vision due to a high concentration of rod cells in their retina. Rods are sensitive to low light and have the vision pigment rhodopsin, allowing them to see well at night.