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Which are the light-sensitive cells present in the retina of the human eye ?

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Rods and cones.
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ZEN PUBLICATION-THE HUMAN EYE AND THE COLOURFUL WORLD-ZEN ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS SECTION - VERY SHORT ANSWER TYPE QUESTIONS
  1. Where does refraction of light rays occur in the human eye ?

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  2. Mention the role of iris in the human eye.

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  4. Which nerves carry electrical signals from the light-sensitive cells o...

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  5. Name (i) the light sensitive screen and (ii) diaphragm of the human ey...

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  6. What is iris?

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  7. Which part of the eye generates electric signals ?

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  8. What is blind spot ?

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  9. What is the function of pupil of the human eye ?

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  10. Which muscles help in changing the shape of the eye lens ?

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  11. State one point of similarity between the image formed by the human ey...

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  12. Why are we not able to see the things clearly when we come out of a dr...

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  13. why does it take some time to see objects in a cinema hall when we jus...

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  14. Define the least distance of distinct vision. What is its value ?

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  15. How is cataract caused ? How is it cured ?

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  16. Mention one advantage of having two eyes instead of one.

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  17. How do the eyes of a tiger difer from that of a rabbit ?

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  18. What is the main advantage of having two eyes in front of the head ?

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  19. A person can see nearby objects clearly but distant objects appear blu...

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  20. In which defect of vision is (i) the far point nearer than infinity ? ...

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