In the dark, an object is more clearly seen when viewed in peripheral vision than when viewed directly. This phenomenon occurs b
ecause the rods located in the retina are more sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the fovea A less sensitive in the dark than cones and are not found in the fovea B as sensitive in the dark as cones and are few in number in the fovea C more numerous than cones are in the fovea D as numerous as cones are all over the retina