Cone cells

cone cells: cells of the eye that detect color.
consumers: the organisms within an ecosystem that meet their energy needs by feeding on the producers.
cork: a tough tissue that combines with the phloem to become the bark of vascular plants.
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opsins Molecules in cone cells that bind to pigments, creating a complex that is sensitive to light of a given wavelength.
orders Taxonomic subcategories of classes. PICTURE ...
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Furthermore, colour is distinguishable when breaking down the iodopsin of cone cells because there are three forms of this protein. One form is broken down by the particular EM wavelength that is red light, another green light, and lastly blue light.
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rod A class of vertebrate photoreceptors that, unlike cone cells, is usually insensitive to color.
Romana's sign Symptoms of recent infection by Trypanosoma cruzi, consisting of edema of the orbit and swelling of the preauricular lymph node.
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a small, pitlike area in the optic center of the eye's retina; only cone cells are present and their stimulation leads to acute vision
Source: Noland, George B. 1983. General Biology, 11th Edition. St. Louis, MO. C. V. Mosby ...
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