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

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.

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.

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.

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

Answer 1

The correct statement explaining how rods and cones work to help us see things is:

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

Rods are primarily responsible for vision in low-light conditions and do not detect color, while cones are responsible for color vision, detecting different wavelengths that correspond to colors, including green, blue, and red. The brain combines the input from these cones to create a full-color image.