Which one of the following statements about photoreception is true? a. Light detection is initiated by the absorbance of light (a photon) by a photopigment molecule. b. Light detection is synonomous with vision.

Which one of the following statements about photoreception is true? a. Light detection is initiated by the absorbance of light (a photon) by a photopigment molecule. b. Light detection is synonomous with vision.

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Which one of the following statements about photoreception is true?

a. Light detection is initiated by the absorbance of light (a photon) by a photopigment molecule.

b. Light detection is synonomous with vision.

c. Light detection is always initiated in a rod photoreceptor located in the retina.

d. Only light in the visible range (between 400 and 700 nm wavelength) can be detected by animals.

e. None of the above answer choices (neither A, nor B, nor C, nor D) is true.

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