Improving the resolving power of the compound eye would require

A) Increasing the number of ommatidia.
B) Increasing the size of each ommatidium.
C) Decreasing the size of the pinhole opening on each ommatidium.
D) Decreasing the thickness of the cornea.


Answer: A

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