How could a diet deficient in vitamin A affect vision?
A) Deficiency in vitamin A reduces the amount of aqueous humor available to circulate to the tissues of the anterior chamber.
B) Deficiency in vitamin A reduces the amount of retinal that the body could produce, thereby interfering with night vision.
C) Deficiency in vitamin A reduces the amount of opsin that can be produced, reducing the wavelengths of light that can be absorbed.
D) Deficiency in vitamin A reduces the amount of red cones, causing red-green color blindness.
E) Deficiency in vitamin A blocks the production of all cone pigments, causing total color blindness.
Answer: B
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