Good vision depends on adequate intake of carotene rich food. Select the best option from the following statements. (a) Vitamin A derivatives are formed from carotene.(b) The photo-pigments are embedded in the membrane discs of the inner segment.(c) Retinal is derivative of vitamin A.(d) Retinal is a light absorbing part of all the visual photopigments.
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Photosynthesis in Higher Plants
2017
biology
(a), (c) and (d)
(a) and (c)
(b), (c) and (d)
(a) and (b)
Explanation
To solve this problem, we need to analyze the given statements about vision and carotene-rich food:ā(a) Vitamin A derivatives are formed from carotene. - Carotene is a precursor to vitamin A, which is essential for good vision. - This statement is correct.ā(b) The photo-pigments are embedded in the membrane discs of the inner segment. - Photo-pigments are actually embedded in the membrane discs of the outer segment of photoreceptor cells, not the inner segment.
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