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Light is registered in the retina when photons hit molecules of the pigment rhodopsin and change the molecules’ shape. Even when they have not been struck by photons of light, rhodopsin molecules sometimes change shape because of normal molecular motion, thereby introducing error into the visual system. The amount of this molecular motion is directly proportional to the temperature of the retina.
Which one of the following conclusions is most strongly supported by the information above?
Argument – Photons hit molecules of rhodopsin molecules’ shape changes light is registered by retina
Molecular shape is directly proportional to temperature. Higher the temperature higher the motion of molecules error into the visual system
(A) The temperature of an animal’s retina depends on the amount of light the retina is absorbing.
- The relationship mentioned in the argument is exactly opposite to that mentioned in this choice.
IF A B, then B A is not true unless and until it is explicitly stated.
- Wrong
(B) The visual systems of animals whose body temperature matches that of their surroundings are more error-prone in hot surroundings than in cold ones.
- Higher the temperature higher the motion of molecules error into the visual system
- Note: we are making an assumption that higher motion = higher errors.
- Correct
(C) As the temperature of the retina rises, rhodopsin molecules react more slowly to being struck by photons.
- Temperature rises molecular motion increases thus molecules must instead react swiftly compared to reaction time in normal circumstance
- Wrong
(D) Rhodopsin molecules are more sensitive to photons in animals whose retinas have large surface areas than in animals whose retinas have small surface areas.
- While “surface area” is not mentioned in the argument, IMO the reason is about “sensitive”
- Larger surface area higher number of photons can enter higher the number of impact on pigment this may affect the visibility in dark.
- Sensitivity means the light registered / impact of photons will be higher in animals with larger surface areas of retina than that of any other animals. As seen in the above argument we cannot deduce anything about the sensitivity
(E) Molecules of rhodopsin are the only pigment molecules that occur naturally in the retina.
- too farfetched to be true