The term light adaptation refers to

a. the changes that occur in the visual pigment system when going from a dark into a light environment.
b. the evolutionary changes that enable a species to maintain a diurnal life style.
c. the changes that occur in visual pigment system when going from a light into a dark environment.
d. none of these.


A

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