Choose the correct statement regarding photoreception.

a. The outer segment contains the photoreceptor's major organelles.
b. Each photoreceptor synapses with an amacrine cell.
c. The inner segment of a photoreceptor contains flattened membranous plates that contain the visual pigments.
d. The pigment epithelium absorbs photons that are not absorbed by visual pigments.


Answer: d. The pigment epithelium absorbs photons that are not absorbed by visual pigments.

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