Jack is sound asleep when his wife suddenly turns on the bedroom light and awakens him. Upon opening his eyes, Jack temporarily finds the bright light painful because ____.?
a. ?light adaptation has not yet occurred
b. ?dark adaptation has not yet occurred
c. ?he does not have enough photopigment in his retina yet
d. ?photopigment storage has rapidly accelerated because of the light
ANSWER:
a
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