When a photoreceptor cell is stimulated by light:
A) the photoreceptor hyperpolarizes as sodium ion channels close.
B) sodium ions enter the outer segment of the photoreceptor and depolarize it.
C) opsin and cis-retinal combine to form rhodopsin.
D) transducin and phosphodiesterase (PDE) are inactive.
Answer: A
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