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dejastew

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One of the reasons that rods are more sensitive to dim light than cones is that
 
  a. they form graded potentials instead of the action potentials formed by cones.
 b. they are found in the eye in greater numbers than cones.
 c. it takes less light to break apart rhodopsin than the photopigments found in cones.
  d. rhodopsin shows a peak response to all wavelengths in the visual spectrum.

Question 2

Warm-blooded and cold-blooded animals attempt to maintain
 
  a. approximately the same internal temperatures, but do so through different methods.
 b. approximately the same internal temperatures, using the same methods.
 c. very different internal temperatures, with the warm-blooded animals having internal temperatures about 10 degrees F higher than cold-blooded animals.
  d. very different internal temperatures, but use the same methods to maintain their respective set points.



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frogdreck123456

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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

a




dejastew

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Reply 2 on: Jun 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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