Which of the following statements about photoreceptors is NOT true?

A. A compound eye as seen in insects has many different visual units, each containing a lens.
B. Photoreceptors differ in complexity in different kinds of animals.
C. Image-forming eyes are found only in vertebrates.
D. The simplest photoreceptors only recognize the presence and intensity of light.
E. Eyespots in planaria allow the direction of light to be determined.


Answer: C

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