When viewing items at night or in very dim light, light strikes the retina of the eyes
A. and splits the rhodopsin into opsin and all-trans-retinal.
B. and causes the retinal to change from its cis form to its trans form.
C. to trigger an electrical signal along the optic nerve.
D. All of these choices are accurate.
Answer: D
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