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

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

Answer 1

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

Rationale: Rods are sensitive to low light and detect brightness, not color. Cones come in three types most sensitive to short (blue), medium (green), and long (red) wavelengths; the brain compares their signals to produce color vision.