Consider the following statements regarding the photoreceptor cells of the human retina:\n1. Rod cells are highly sensitive to dim light (scotopic vision) but cannot distinguish colors.\n2. Cone cells are sensitive to bright light (photopic vision) and are responsible for high-acuity color vision.\n3. The fovea centralis is a small depression in the retina containing only rod cells, providing the highest visual acuity.\n\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?

Options:

  • A: 1 only
  • B: 3 only
  • C: 1 and 2 only
  • D: 1, 2 and 3

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