Question

The retina of the eye has rods and cones which play a crucial function in sight. Which statement explains how rods and cones work to help us see things?(1 point)
Responses

Rods detect light; cones detect color; and the brain decomposes the color into green, blue, and red.
Rods detect light; cones detect color; and the brain decomposes the color into green, blue, and red.

Rods detect light; cones detect green, blue, and red light; and the brain combines the three colors.
Rods detect light; cones detect green, blue, and red light; and the brain combines the three colors.

Cones detect light; rods detect green, blue, and red light; and the brain combines the three colors.
Cones detect light; rods detect green, blue, and red light; and the brain combines the three colors.

Cones detect light; rods detect color; and the brain decomposes the color into green, blue, and red.

Answer 1

Rods detect light; cones detect green, blue, and red light; and the brain combines the three colors.

(Reason: rods are for low-light intensity; cones are for color vision with three types sensitive to long/medium/short wavelengths, which the brain combines to produce color perception.)