Question

question
reflected light excites ______ that line the back of our eyes, and their signals are reprocessed and interpreted as color in our brains.
select an answer
a. pupils
b. irises
c. nerve cells
d. pigment

Explanation:

The back of the eye has nerve - cells (photoreceptor cells like rods and cones) that are excited by light. Pupils control the amount of light entering the eye, irises control pupil size, and pigment is not what is directly excited by light for color perception.

Answer:

C. nerve cells