There are more rods than cones but many rods may synapse with one ganglion cell while only one cone synapses with one ganglion. Therefore, when light intensity drops at night, we can expect a lit city street scene to be

A. identical to the image formed of the street in daytime.
B. more black-and-white and grainy.
C. intense in color but grainy.
D. more black-and-white but very sharp.
E. intense in color and very sharp.


Answer: B

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